Sphaerellothecium parmeliae

Taxonavigation

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

Sphaerellothecium parmeliae Diederich & Etayo, 1998

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Typification Details: Holotype LG, Diederich 9690.

Hosts: On the thallus of Parmelia saxatilis and Parmelia sulcata, arising from large black necrotic areas.

Locality: France (on Parmelia saxatilis)

Etayo, J. and Diederich, P. (1998) Lichenicolous fungi from the western Pyrenees, France and Spain. IV. Ascomycetes. Lichenologist 30(2): 103–120. **[RLL List # 170 / Rec.# 5284] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Web site)

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 parmeliae: p. 698)

Diederich, P. (2003) New species and new records of American lichenicolous fungi [Neue Arten und neue Funde von amerkanischen lichenicolen Pilzen]. Herzogia 16: 41–90. **[RLL List # 192 / Rec.# 24711] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (PDF file) (Web site)

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