Merismatium decolorans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Verrucariales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Eurotiomycetes Subclassis: Chaetothyriomycetidae Ordo: Verrucariales

Familia: –
Genus: Merismatium
Species: Merismatium decolorans

Name

Merismatium decolorans (Rehm ex Arnold) Triebel, 1989

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Hosts: On Lopadium, Bilimbia, Placynthiella, Trapeliopsis

Basionym

• Phaeospora decolorans Rehm, Ascomyceten Dign.: no. 490 (1872)

References

• Triebel, Biblthca Lichenol. 35: 182 (1989)

• Triebel, D. (1989) Lecideicole Ascomyceten. Eine Revision der obligat lichenicolen Ascomyceten auf lecideoiden Flechten. - Bibliotheca Lichenologica, No. 35. J. Cramer, Berlin-Stuttgart. 278 pp.   **[RLL List # 139 / Rec.# 18996] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Band 35)

Links

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

• Merismatium decolorans in United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, PLANTS Database.

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#16) 18 June 2010.

• Merismatium decolorans in Index Fungorum.

• Merismatium decolorans in MycoBank.

Vernacular names

English: Merismatium lichen