Sphaerellothecium propinquellum

Taxonavigation

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

Sphaerellothecium propinquellum (Nyl.) Cl.Roux & Triebel, 1994

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Hosts: On the apothecial disk and thalline margin (sometimes also on the thallus) of Lecanora carpinea agg. and Lecanora subcarpinea

Stigmidium congestum (Körber) Triebel, Mycotaxon 42: 290 (1991) [for North American records only] (Source: North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#15) 27 Aug 2009)

Roux, C. and Triebel, D. (1994) Révision des espèces de Stigmidium et de Sphaerellothecium (champignons lichénisés, Ascomycetes) correspondent 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 propinquellum: pp. 530-532)

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 propinquellum: p. 698)

Zhurbenko, M.P.; Himelbrant, D.E.; Kuznetsova, E/S. and Stepanchikova, I.S. (2012) Lichenicolous fungi from the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. The Bryologist 115(2): 295–312. **[RLL List # 228 / Rec.# 33964] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Abstract) (Sphaerellothecium propinquellum new to Asia)

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