Arthonia stereocaulina

Arthonia stereocaulina is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the family Arthoniaceae.[1]

Arthonia stereocaulina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Arthoniomycetes
Order: Arthoniales
Family: Arthoniaceae
Genus: Arthonia
Species:
A. stereocaulina
Binomial name
Arthonia stereocaulina
(Ohlert) R.Sant. (1993)
Synonyms
  • Arthonia nephromaria var. stereocaulina Ohlert
  • Arthonia nephromiaria var. stereocaulina Ohlert
  • Conida fuscopurpurea f. stereocaulina (Ohlert) Keissl.
  • Conida nephromiaria var. stereocaulina (Ohlert) Arnold

Distribution

Arthonia stereocaulina has been reported from Alaska,[2] Canada,[2] Iceland,[3] Russia[2] and Svalbard.[2]

Host species

As the name suggests, Arthonia stereocaulina infects lichens of the genus Stereocaulon.[3][2] Known host species are:


References

  1. "Arthonia stereocaulina". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  2. Zhurbenko, Mikhail P. (2010). "Lichenicolous fungi and lichens growing on Stereocaulon from the Holarctic, with a key to the known species" (PDF). Opuscula Philolichenum. 8: 9–39.
  3. Svane, Svanhildur Jónsdóttir; Alstrup, Vagn (2004). "Some lichenicolous fungi from Iceland" (PDF). Acta Botanica Islandica. 14: 53–58.


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