Sphaerellothecium atryneae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Mycosphaerellales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Dothideomycetes Subclassis: Dothideomycetidae Ordo: Mycosphaerellales

Sphaerellothecium atryneae (Arnold) Cl.Roux & Triebel, 1994

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Hosts: On the apothecial disks of Lecanora cenisia var. atrynea and Lecanora swartzii. (Also on Lecanora bicincta, Lecanora rupicola)

Roux, C. and Triebel, D. (1994) Révision des espèces de Stigmidium et de Sphaerellothecium (champignons lichénisés, Ascomycetes) correspondant à Pharcidia epicymatia sensu Keissler ou à Stigmidium schaereri auct. in Roux, C. (ed.) Hommage scientifique à G. Clauzade. Bull. Soc. Linn. Provence 45: 451–542. **[RLL List # 159 / Rec.# 15940] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (PDF file) (Illustrations of Sphaerellothecium atryneae: pp. 524-526)

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)

Cáceres, M.E.S. and Triebel, D. (2004) Sphaerellothecium (pp. 696-699) 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.# 26024] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Description of Sphaerellothecium atryneae: p. 697)

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