Tremella nieblae
Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Tremellaceae
Genus: Tremella
Species: Tremella nieblae
Name
editTremella nieblae Diederich & Van den Boom, 2007
Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)
Hosts: On apothecial margins of Niebla cephalota and Niebla homalea.
Locations: Very common in California (USA) and in Baja California (Mexico).
Type: California. Monterey Co.: SSW of Carmel, Point Lobos State Reserve, Bird Island Trail, 121o56'W, 36o28'N, 25 m, on Niebla cephalota, 23. vii. 2002; Holotype BR, Van den Boom 29018.
Etymology: Growing on Niebla (= Vermilacinia).
Basidiomata: Indistinct, inducing the formation of large convex, subspherical or elongate to bullate galls.
References
editPrimary
edit- Diederich, P. (2007) New or interesting lichenicolous heterobasidiomycetes. Opuscula Philolichenum 4: 11–22. **[RLL List # 207 / Rec.# 28558] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Web site) (Description of Tremella nieblae: pp. 16 & 18; black-and-white photos: p. 17, fig. 5; diagrams of basidia and basidiospores: p. 18, fig. 6A-H)
Secondary
edit- Diederich, P. (2007) Tremella (pp. 405-407) In: Nash III, T.H., Gries, C., and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 3. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 567 pages. **[RLL List # 210 / Rec.# 29939] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Description of Tremella nieblae: p. 406)
- Lawrey, J.D. and Diederich, P. (2003) Lichenicolous fungi: interactions, evolution, and biodiversity. - The Bryologist 106(1): 81–120. **[RLL List # 190 / Rec.# 24248] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (JSTOR) (PDF file)
Links
edit- Lawrey, J.D. and Diederich, P. (2011) Lichenicolous fungi – worldwide checklist, including isolated cultures and sequences available. - http://www.lichenicolous.net (4/10/2011)