Unguiculariopsis lettaui

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyttariales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Leotiomycetes Ordo: Cyttariales

Familia: Cordieritidaceae
Genus: Unguiculariopsis
Species: Unguiculariopsis lettaui

Name

Unguiculariopsis lettaui (Grummann) Coppins, 1990

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens) (on Evernia prunastri)

Basionym

• Pyrenopeziza lettaui Grummann, 1960

Synonyms

• Pyrenopeziza lettaui Grummann, Bot. Jb. 80: 140 (1960)
• Skyttea lettaui (Grummann) D. Hawksw., Notes R. bot. Gdn Edinb. 40(2): 396 (1982)

References

Primary references

• Coppins, in Rambold & Triebel, Notes R. bot. Gdn Edinb. 46(3): 387 (1990)

• Rambold, G. and Triebel, D. (1990) Gelatinopsis, Geltingia and Phaeopyxis: three helotialean genera with lichenicolous species. - Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 46(3): 375–389.   **[RLL List # / Rec.# 15271] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**

Additional references

• 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 # xx / Rec.# 24711] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (PDF file) (Unguiculariopsis lettaui reported new to America from Oregon, on Evernia prunastri, 2000, Tucker 37101 (SBBG).)

Links

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

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#16) 18 June 2010.

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Alan Silverside's Lichen Pages - Unguiculariopsis lettaui

• Lichens of Belgium, Luxembourg and northern France - Unguiculariopsis lettaui