Cercidospora thamnoliicola

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Cercidospora thamnoliicola
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Dothideales
Genus: Cercidospora
Species:
C. thamnoliicola
Binomial name
Cercidospora thamnoliicola
Ihlen (1995)

Cercidospora thamnoliicola is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the genus Cercidospora but it has not been assigned to a family. [1] It is known to parasitise the lichen Thamnolia vermicularis in Iceland but it is rare there. [2] The species was first formally described by mycologist Per G. Ihlen in 1995, from specimens growing on Thamnolia vermicularis in Norway. [3]

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References

  1. "Cercidospora thamnoliicola". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. Helgi Hallgrímsson & Guðríður Gyða Eyjólfsdóttir (2004). Íslenskt sveppatal I - smásveppir [Checklist of Icelandic Fungi I - Microfungi. Fjölrit Náttúrufræðistofnunar. Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History]. ISSN 1027-832X
  3. Ihlen, P.G. (1995). "The lichenicolous fungi on Thamnolia vermicularis in Norway". Graphis Scripta. 7: 17–24.