Polycoccum opulentum

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Trypetheliales 

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

Familia: Polycoccaceae
Genus: Polycoccum
Species: Polycoccum opulentum

Name edit

Polycoccum opulentum (Th. Fr. & Almq.) Arnold, 1891


Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)   (on Polyblastia)

Hosts: Endolithic thalli of Verrucaria and other calcicolous Verrucariaceae

World distribution: Europe, Africa (Morocco), and North America (U.S.A.)

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References edit

Primary edit

  • Arnold, Ber. bayer. bot. Ges. 1 (Anhang): 132 (1891)
  • Arnold, F. (1891) Zur Lichenenflora von München. Berichte der Bayerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft 1 (suppl.): 1–147.

Secondary edit

  • Atienza, V. and Hawksworth, D.L. (2008) Lichenothelia renobalesiana sp. nov. (Lichenotheliaceae), for a lichenicolous ascomycete confused with Polycoccum opulentum (Dacampiaceae). - Lichenologist 40 (2): 87–96.   **[RLL List # 211 / Rec.# 29847] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (DOI: 10.1017/S0024282908007342)
  • 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 oplentum: pp. 685-686)
  • Lawrey, J.D. and Diederich, P. (2010) Lichenicolous fungi – worldwide checklist, including isolated cultures and sequences available. Internet (1/12/2011)

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