Sphaerellothecium contextum

Taxonavigation

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

Sphaerellothecium contextum Triebel, 1989

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Hosts: In the epinecral layer of the thallus of Protoparmelia badia, Rhizoplaca melanophthalma, Sporastatia testudinea and Tephromela armeniaca. (also on Clavitimela, Rhizocarpon)

Locality: Sweden (On Sporastatia testudinea).

Triebel, D. (1989) Lecideicole Ascomyceten. Eine Revision der obligat lichenicolen Ascomyceten auf lecideoiden Flechten. Bibliotheca Lichenologica, No. 35. J. Cramer, Berlin-Stuttgart. 278 pp. **[RLL List # 139 / Rec.# 18996] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Band 35)

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 contextum: pp. 697-698; distribution map for the Sonoran Desert Region: p. 698)

Triebel, D.; Rambold, G. and Nash III, T.H. (1991) On lichenicolous fungi from continental North America. Mycotaxon 42: 263–296. **[RLL List # / Rec.# 18992] - (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)