Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Trypetheliales 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Fungi
Subregnum: Dikarya
Divisio: Ascomycota
Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina
Classis: Dothideomycetes
Ordo: Trypetheliales

Familia: Polycoccaceae
Genus: Polycoccum
Species: Polycoccum heterodermiae

Name

Polycoccum heterodermiae Calat., 2004


Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Diagnosis: Similis Polycocci pulvinati a quo praecipue differt ascosporis minoribus, 11-13 x 6-8 µm.

Type: MEXICO. Baja California Sur: 22.5 km WSW of Villa Constitución, 24o57'N, 111o51' W, on old beach ridge, c. 30 m, on Heterodermia erinacea, 18 Mar. 1976, T.H. Nash III 12840b (holotype in ASU).

References

Primary

  • Calat., Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region (Tempe) 2: 685 (2004)
  • Calatayud, V. (2004) Polycoccum (pp. 684-686) 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.# 26016] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Polycoccum heterodermiae: p. 685)

Secondary

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

Vernacular names

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