Polycoccum kerneri

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Polycoccaceae
Genus: Polycoccum
Species: Polycoccum kerneri

Name

Polycoccum kerneri J.Steiner, 1893

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Hosts: Thallus of Lecidea (mainly Lecidea fuscoatra; in the Sonoran area on Lecidea tesselata

World distribution: Europe, Canary Islands, and North America

References

Primary

• J. Steiner, Sber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-naturw. Kl., Abt. 1 102: 162 (1893)

• Steiner, J. (1893) Beiträge zur Lichenenflora Griechenlands und Ägyptens. - Sitzungsber. kaiserl. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturw. Cl. 102 , Abt. 1: 152–167.   **[Mattick Rec.# 30050] - (Recent Literature on Lichens - Mattick No.)**

Secondary

• Calatayud, V. (2004) Polycoccum (pp. 684-686) In: Nash III, T.H.; Ryan, B.D.; Diederich, P.; Gries, C. and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 2. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 742 pages.   **[RLL List # 196 / Rec.# 26016] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Polycoccum kerneri: p. 685)

• Hafellner, J.; Triebel, D.; Ryan, B.D. and Nash III, T.H. (2002) On lichenicolous fungi from North America. II. Mycotaxon 84: 293–329.   **[RLL List # 190 / Rec.# 24271] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Complete article)

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

Links

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

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank