Polycoccum squamarioides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Trypetheliales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Dothideomycetes Ordo: Trypetheliales

Familia: Polycoccaceae
Genus: Polycoccum
Species: Polycoccum squamarioides

Name

Polycoccum squamarioides (Mudd) Arnold, 1874

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)   (on Placopsis)

Basionym

• Sphaeria squamarioides Mudd, 1867

References

Primary

• Arnold, Flora, Jena 57: 174 (1874)

• Arnold, F. (1874) Lichenologische Fragmente XVI. - Flora (Regensburg)\Flora 57: 81–89, 97-110, 137-144, 150-155, 173-175.   **[Mattick Rec.# 23137] - (Recent Literature on Lichens - Mattick No.)** (BHL)

Secondary

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

Links

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#16) 18 June 2010.

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Vernacular names

English: Polycoccum lichen