Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Trypetheliales 

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

Familia: Polycoccaceae
Genus: Polycoccum
Species: Polycoccum hymeniicola

Name

Polycoccum hymeniicola (Berk. & Broome) Zhurb., 2010


Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Hosts: Polycoccum hymeniicola is locally abundant on apothecia of epiphytic Lobaria linita and Lobaria oregana

Basionym
  • Dothidea hymeniicola Berk. & Broome, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. Ser. 2, 9: 385 (1852) (as hymenicola)

Synonyms

References

Primary

  • Zhurb., Bryologist 113 (2): 263 (2010)
  • Zhurbenko, M. and Dillman, K. (2010) Polycoccum hymeniicola comb. nov. (Dacampiaceae) and other interesting lichenicolous fungi from southeastern Alaska. The Bryologist 113 (2): 260–266.   **[RLL List # 220 / Rec.# 32324] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** ( DOI:10.1639/0007-2745-113.2.260 ) (Black-and-white photos of Polycoccum hymeniicola with associated conidiomatia: p. 264, fig. 3A-I)

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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