Weddellomyces periphericus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleosporales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Dothideomycetes Subclassis: Pleosporomycetidae Ordo: Pleosporales

Familia: Dacampiaceae
Genus: Weddellomyces
Species: Weddellomyces periphericus

Name

Weddellomyces periphericus (Taylor) Alstrup & D. Hawksw., 1990   (as 'peripherica' )

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)   (on Pertusaria pseudocorallina)

Basionym

• Verrucaria peripherica Taylor, in Mackay 1836

References

• Alstrup & D. Hawksw., Meddr Grønland, Biosc. 31: 74 (1990)

• Alstrup, V. and Hawksworth, D.L. 1990: The lichenicolous fungi of Greenland. - Meddelelser om Gronland, Bioscience 31: 1–90.   **[RLL List # 140 / Rec.# 498] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**

Links

• Lawrey, J.D. and Diederich, P. (2010) Lichenicolous fungi – worldwide checklist, including isolated cultures and sequences available. Internet (1/12/2011)

• Weddellomyces periphericus in Index Fungorum.

• Weddellomyces periphericus in MycoBank.