Skyttea pertusariicola

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Cordieritidaceae
Genus: Skyttea
Species: Skyttea pertusariicola

Name

Skyttea pertusariicola Diederich & Etayo, 2004

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Type: U.S.A.: California: Santa Barbara Co., Santa Rosa Island, pass along the main road just SE of Black Mountain, 33^o58'45" N, 120^o04'30" W on Pertusaria santamonicae, T.H. Nash 32615 (ASU).

Hosts: On thallus of corticolous Pertusaria species, including Pertusaria coccodes, Pertusaria heterochroa and Pertusaria santamonicae, not visibly damaging the host.

References

• Diederich, P. and Etayo, J. (2004) Skyttea (pp. 693-695) 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.# 26023] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Description of Skyttea pertusariicola: pp. 694-695)

Links

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#14) 8 Oct 2008

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank