Neoechinodiscus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Helotiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Leotiomycetes Ordo: Helotiales

Genus: Neoechinodiscus
Species: N. kozhevnikovii – N. lesdainii

Name

Neoechinodiscus Molinari & R.Sierra, in Sierra & Molinari-Novoa, Opuscula Philolichenum 19: 172 (2020), nom. nov.

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Echinodiscus Etayo & Diederich, Bull. Soc. Nat. luxemb. 100: 64 (2000), nom. illeg. (homonym of Echinodiscus Benth. 1837, Fabaceae)
    • Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite of living lichens)
    • Type species: Echinodiscus lesdainii (Vouaux) Etayo & Diederich, 2000

References

Primary references

• Sierra, R. & Molinari-Novoa, E.A. 2020. Neoechinodiscus, a new name for Echinodiscus Etayo & Diederich (lichenicolous Helotiales). Opuscula Philolichenum 19: 172–173. BHL Reference page. 
• Etayo, J. & Diederich, P. 2000. Echinodiscus lesdainii gen. et comb. nov., a new name for Phacopsis lesdainii Vouaux (lichenicolous Ascomycetes, Leotiales). Bulletin de la Société des Naturalistes Luxembourgeois 100: 63–66. ResearchGate . Société des naturalistes luxembourgeois (PDF) Reference page. 

Links

• Lawrey, J.D. and Diederich, P. 2010. Lichenicolous fungi – worldwide checklist, including isolated cultures and sequences available. Internet (1/12/2011)
• Index Fungorum: IF 837745
• MycoBank: MB 837745