Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Ostropomycetidae 

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

Familia: Epigloeaceae
Genus: Epigloea
Species: E. bactrospora – E. biciliata – E. filifera – E. grummannii – E. intermedia – E. medioincrassata – E. pleiospora – E. renitens – E. soleiformis – E. sparrii – E. tortuosa – E. urosperma

Name

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Epigloea Zukal, 1889


Type species: Epigloea bactrospora Zukal, 1889

Family: Epigloeaceae

Comment: Epigloea is a genus of algal parasites, usually included in lichen lists. It typically grows on Coccomyxa-type algae, infecting them through formation of hausstora. (Buck & Harris 2002)

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Primary references

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  • Zukal, Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 39: 78 (1889)

References

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  • Döbbeler, P. (1984) Symbiosen zwischen Gallertalgen und Gallertpilzen der Gattung Epigloea (Ascomycetes). - In: H. Hertel & F. Oberwinkler (eds.): Beitrage zur Lichenologie. Festscrift J. Poelt. Beiheft zur Nova Hedwigia 79. J. Cramer, Vaduz, pp. 203-239.   **[RLL List # 123-22 / Rec.# 4424] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**
  • Buck, W.R. and Harris, R.C. (2002) Epigloea (Epigloeaceae) new to North America. Evansia 19(3): 83–84.   **[RLL List # 189 / Rec.# 23734] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Epgloea soleiformis: p. 84)
  • Fryday, A.M. (2004) A new species of Fuscopannaria with a green photobiont, and other taxonomic innovations and new records of lichenized-fungi from Alaska. The Bryologist 107(2): 173–179.   **[RLL List # xx / Rec.# zz] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Epigloae medioincrassata is discussed on pp. 175-176)
  • Lendemer, J.C. and Harris, R.C. (2004) A checklist of the lichens collected on the 28th A. Leroy Andrews Foray. Evansia 21: 88–100.   **[RLL List # 195 / Rec.# 25530] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (The algal parasite, Epigloae intermedia discussed on p. 91)
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Vernacular names

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