Keratosphaera porinae

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Dothideomycetes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Fungi
Subregnum: Dikarya
Divisio: Ascomycota
Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina
Classis: Dothideomycetes

Subclassis: –
Ordo: –
Subordo: –
Familia: –
Genus: Keratosphaera
Species: Keratosphaera porinae

Name edit

Keratosphaera porinae Matzer,


Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Typification Details: Holotype herb. Kalb, Kalb, 6 Sep. 1980; isotype GZU

Host-Substratum/Locality: On Porina epiphylla: São Paulo

Host (Australian Checklist): Porina similis

Anamorph edit

  • Sphaeromma porinae Matzer, 1996

References edit

  • Matzer, Mycol. Pap. 171: 126 (1996)
  • Matzer, M. (1996) Lichenicolous Ascomycetes with Fissitunicate Asci on Foliicolous Lichens. - Mycological Papers, 171, CAB International, Wallingford. x + 202 pp.   **[RLL List # 171 / Rec.# 12504] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**

Links edit

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

Vernacular names edit