Arthonia caerulescens

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Arthoniaceae
Genus: Arthonia
Species: Arthonia caerulescens

Name

Arthonia caerulescens (Almq.) Arnold, Flora [Regensburg] 64(21): 324 (1881). [MycoBank #352318]

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens) (on Lecanora varia)

Basionym

• Arthonia apotheciorum subsp. caerulescens Almq., Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl., n.f., 17(6): 59 (1880). [MycoBank #411852]

Homotypic synonym

• Conida caerulescens (Almq.) Zopf, Hedwigia 35(6): 335 (1896). [MycoBank #236206]

• Arthonia caerulescens (Almq.) R.Sant. in Santesson et al., Lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi of Fennoscandia: 22 (2004). [MycoBank #140007] (isonym)

References

• Almquist, S.O.I. 1880. Monographia Arthoniarum Scandinaviae. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar, ny följd, 17(6): 1–69. BHL Reference page. 

• Arnold, F.C.G. 1881. Lichenologische Fragmente. XXV. Flora oder allgemeine botanische Zeitung, herausgegeben von der königl. bayer. botanischen Gesellschaft in Regensburg 64(20): 305–315, 64(21): 321–327, pl. VI. BHL BHL BHL Reference page. 

• Santesson, R., Moberg, R., Nordin, A., Tønsberg, T. & Vitikainen, O. 2004. Lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi of Fennoscandia. 359 pp. Museum of Evolution, Uppsala University, Uppsala. ISBN 91-972863-6-2 Reference page. 

• Zopf, F.W. 1896. Uebersicht der auf Flechten schmarotzenden Pilze. Hedwigia: Organ für Kryptogamenkunde nebst Repertorium für kryptogamische Literatur 35(6): 312–366. BHL Reference page. 

• 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

• Index Fungorum: IF 352318
• MycoBank: MB 352318

• Saccardo's Sylloge fungorum XVIII: 187

• Lawrey, J.D. and Diederich, P. (2010) Lichenicolous fungi – worldwide checklist, including isolated cultures and sequences available. Internet (3/22/2011)