Acarospora sphaerosperma

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acarosporales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Lecanoromycetes Subclassis: Acarosporomycetidae Ordo: Acarosporales

Familia: Acarosporaceae
Genus: Acarospora
Species: Acarospora sphaerosperma

Name

Acarospora sphaerosperma R.C. Harris & K. Knudsen, 2011

MycoBank: MB 561536

Type: U.S.A. ARKANSAS. IZARD CO.: NE corner of Devil’s Knob-Devil’s Backbone Natural Area, 36°00'22”N, 92°02'48”W, sandstone and dolomite outcrops, 24.x.2001, on dolomite, R.C. Harris 45400-D (NY! holotype).

Etymology: The name refers to the predominantly spherical ascospores.

References

• Knudsen, K; Lendemer, J.C. and Harris, R.C. (2011) Studies in lichens and lichenicolous fungi – no 15: miscellaneous notes on species from eastern North America. Opuscula Philolichenum 9: 45–75. (PDF document) (Discussion of Acarospora sphaerosperma: pp. 57-59; color photos: p. 58, Fig. 6A-F)