Arthonia peltigerina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arthoniales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Arthoniomycetes Ordo: Arthoniales

Familia: Arthoniaceae
Genus: Arthonia
Species: Arthonia peltigerina

Name

Arthonia peltigerina (Almq.) H. Olivier, 1917

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Hosts: On Peltigera spp. and Solorina spp.

Basionym

• Arthonia vagans var. peltigerina Almq., K. svenska Vetensk-Akad. Handl., ser. 2 17(no. 6): 57 (1880)

Primary references

• H. Olivier, Bull. Acad. Intern. Géogr. Bot. 27: 213 (1917)

Seleted reference

• Lawrey, J.D. and Diederich, P. (2003) Lichenicolous fungi: interactions, evolution, and biodiversity. - The Bryologist 106(1): 81–120.   **[RLL List # 190 / Rec.# 24248] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**   (JSTOR)   (PDF file)

Links

• Lawrey, J.D. and Diederich, P. (2011) Lichenicolous fungi – worldwide checklist, including isolated cultures and sequences available. - http://www.lichenicolous.net (3/22/2011)

• USDA Plants Database

• T.L. Esslinger -- North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#19) 23 March 2014 (list A)

• Arthonia peltigerina in Index Fungorum.

• Arthonia peltigerina in MycoBank.