Arthonia punctella

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Arthoniaceae
Genus: Arthonia
Species: Arthonia punctella

Name

Arthonia punctella Nyl., 1859

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Host: On Diplotomma spp.

Homotypic synonym

• Conida punctella (Nyl.) Rehm

Primary references

• Carroll Nat. Hist. Rev. 6: 533

• Carroll, J. (1859) Contributions to Irish Lichenology. Natural History Review and Quarterly Journal of Science :   **[Mattick Rec. # 33530] - (Recent Literature on Lichens - Mattick No.)**   (Arthonia punctella Nylander ex Carroll: p. 533)

References

• 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)

• Purvis, O.W.; Coppins, B.J.; Hawksworth, D.L.; James, P.W.; and Moore, D.M. (eds.) (1992) Arthonia (pp. 74-88) In, The Lichen Flora of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Natural History Museum Publication, 710 pp.   **[RLL List # 151 / Rec.# 15105] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**   (Arthonia punctella: p. 85.)

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)

• Lamb's Index nom. lich.: 39.

• LIAS

• Arthonia punctella in Index Fungorum.

• Arthonia punctella in MycoBank.