Sphaerellothecium parmeliae

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Mycosphaerellales 

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

Familia: Mycosphaerellaceae
Genus: Sphaerellothecium
Species: Sphaerellothecium parmeliae

Name edit

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)

References edit

Primary references edit

  • Diederich & Etayo, in Etayo & Diederich, Lichenologist 30: 117 (1998)
  • 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)

Additional references edit

  • 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)

Links edit

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

Vernacular names edit