Polycoccum hymeniicola

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Polycoccaceae
Genus: Polycoccum
Species: Polycoccum hymeniicola

Name

Polycoccum hymeniicola (Berk. & Broome) Zhurb., 2010

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Hosts: Polycoccum hymeniicola is locally abundant on apothecia of epiphytic Lobaria linita and Lobaria oregana

Basionym

• Dothidea hymeniicola Berk. & Broome, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. 2, 9: 385 (1852) (as hymenicola)

Synonyms

• Dothidea hymeniicola Berk. & Broome, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. 2, 9: 385 (1852)
• Endococcus hymeniicola (Berk. & Broome) D. Hawksw., Herzogia 18: 18 (2005)

References

Primary

• Zhurb., Bryologist 113 (2): 263 (2010)

• Zhurbenko, M. and Dillman, K. (2010) Polycoccum hymeniicola comb. nov. (Dacampiaceae) and other interesting lichenicolous fungi from southeastern Alaska. The Bryologist 113 (2): 260–266.   **[RLL List # 220 / Rec.# 32324] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** ( DOI:10.1639/0007-2745-113.2.260 ) (Black-and-white photos of Polycoccum hymeniicola with associated conidiomatia: p. 264, fig. 3A-I)

Secondary

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

Links

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank