Corticifraga fuckelii

Corticifraga fuckelii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Gomphillaceae
Genus: Corticifraga
Species: Corticifraga fuckelii

Name

Corticifraga fuckelii (Rehm) D. Hawksw. & R. Sant., 1990

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Hosts: Thalli of Peltigera species (mainly Peltigera didactyla), in Mexico on Peltigera fibrillosa

Basionym: Phragmonaevia fuckelii Rehm [as fuckeli], in Rabenhorst 1888

Synonyms:

• Cryptomyces peltigerae Fuckel, Jb. nassau. Ver. Naturk. 23-24: 253 (1870) [1869-70]
• Peziza fuckelii (Rehm) Sacc.
• Phragmonaevia fuckelii Rehm [as fuckeli], in Rabenhorst, Rabenh. Krypt.-Fl. (Leipzig) 1(3): 166 (1888) [1886]

References

Primary references

• D. Hawksw. & R. Sant., Biblthca Lichenol. 38: 125 (1990)

• Hawksworth, D.L. and Santesson, R. (1990) A revision of the lichenicolous fungi previously referred to Phragmonaevia. - In: H. M. Jahns (ed.): Contributions to Lichenology in Honour of A. Henssen. Bibliotheca Lichenologica. No. 38. J. Cramer, Berlin-Stuttgart, pp. 121-143.   **[RLL List # 141 / Rec.# 7921] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Band 38) (Illustration of Corticifraga fuckelii: pp. 127, 131, 132 & 133)

Selected reference

• Ertz, D. (2004) Corticifraga (pp. 643) 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.# 25991] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Description of Corticifraga fuckelii: p. 643)

Links

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

• Corticifraga fuckelii in United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, PLANTS Database.

• Corticifraga fuckelii in Index Fungorum.

• Corticifraga fuckelii in MycoBank.

Vernacular names

English: Fuckel's corticifraga lichen