Epicoccum nigrum

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Pleosporineae 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Fungi
Subregnum: Dikarya
Divisio: Ascomycota
Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina
Classis: Dothideomycetes
Subclassis: Pleosporomycetidae
Ordo: Pleosporales
Subordo: Pleosporineae

Familia: Didymellaceae
Genus: Epicoccum
Species: Epicoccum nigrum

Name edit

Epicoccum nigrum Link, 1815


Anamorphic Ascomycota

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Hosts: Facultative lichenicolous over various lichens

Synonyms edit

  • Epicoccum diversisporum f. pseudoplatani Allesch., Hedwigia 34: 290 (1895)
  • Epicoccum diversisporum var. pseudoplatani (Allesch.) Sacc. & Trotter, Syll. fung. (Abellini) 22: 1489 (1913)
  • Epicoccum purpurascens Ehrenb., Fl. berol., Pars sec.: Cryptog.: 136 (1818)
  • Epicoccum purpurascens f. tabaci Pass., Atti Soc. Crittogam. Ital. 3(1): 15 (1881)
  • Epicoccum versicolor var. nigrum (Link) Rabenh., Deutschl. Krypt.-Fl. (Leipzig) 1: 58 (1844)
  • Epicoccum versicolor var. purpurascens (Ehrenb.) Rabenh., Deutschl. Krypt.-Fl. (Leipzig) 1: 58 (1844)
  • Epicoccum vulgare Corda, Icon. fung. (Prague) 1: 5 (1837)
  • Phoma epicoccina Punith., M.C. Tulloch & C.M. Leach, Trans. Br. mycol. Soc. 59(2): 341 (1972)
  • Toruloidea tobaica Svilv., Archiv für Hydrobiologie 14(Suppl. 3): 519 (1936)

References edit

Primary references edit

  • Link, Mag. Gesell. naturf. Freunde, Berlin 7: 32 (1816) [1815]
  • Link, Magazin der Gesellschaft Naturforschenden Freunde Berlin 8: 32 (1816)
  • Link, H.F. 1816: Observationes in ordines plantarum naturales. 2. Magazin der Gesellschaft Naturforschenden Freunde Berlin. 8:25-45.

Selected reference edit

Links edit

  • Lawrey, J.D. and Diederich, P. (2011) Lichenicolous fungi – worldwide checklist, including isolated cultures and sequences available. - http://www.lichenicolous.net (4/10/2011)

Vernacular names edit