Cercidospora epipolytropa

Taxonavigation

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

Genus: Cercidospora
Species: Cercidospora epipolytropa

Name

Cercidospora epipolytropa (Mudd) Arnold, 1874

• Lichenicolous Fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Hosts: Parasymbiotic on Lecanora polytropa, Lecanora intricata and other taxa of this group dwelling in northern territories and in high mountains

World distribution: Montane and alpine regions of the Northern Hemisphere

Basionym

• Thelidium epipolytropum Mudd, Man. Brit. Lichen.: 298 (1861)

Synonymy

• Didymella epipolytropa (Mudd) Berlese & Voglino, Syll. Fung. Add. 1-4: 89 (1886)

References

Primary

• Arnold, Flora 57: 154 (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

• Hafellner, J. (1987) Studien uber lichenicole Pilze und Flechten VI. Ein verandertes Gattungskonzept fur Cercidospora. - Herzogia 7: 353–365.   **[RLL List # 136 / Rec.# 7257] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Illustration of Cercidospora epipolytropa: p. 358)

• Navarro-Rosinés, P.; Calatayud, V. and Hafellner, J. (2004) Cercidospora (pp. 635-639) In: Nash III, T.H.; Ryan, B.D.; Diederich, P.; Gries, C. and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 2. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 742 pages.   **[RLL List # 196 / Rec.# 25987] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Cercidospora epipolytropa: pp. 636-637; distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 637)

Links

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

• USDA Plants Database

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

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Vernacular names

English: Cercidospora lichen