Lichenopeltella stereocaulorum

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Lichenopeltella stereocaulorum
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Microthyriales
Family: Microthyriaceae
Genus: Lichenopeltella
Species:
L. stereocaulorum
Binomial name
Lichenopeltella stereocaulorum
Zhurb. (2010) [1]

Lichenopeltella stereocaulorum is a species of lichenicolous fungus belonging to the class Dothideomycetes. [2] It was described in 2010 from an infected specimen of Stereocaulon botryosum . [1]

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It has a similar appearance to Lichenopeltella cladoniarum but L. stereocaulorum has smaller spores and infects Stereocaulon species, while L. cladoniarum typically infects species of the Cladoniaceae and Physciaceae families.

Distribution and habitat

Lichenipeltella stereocaulorum has a Holarctic distribution in the tundra biome, although it has also been reported from Arctic desert and taiga. [1] It is known from Russia and Canada. [1]

Pathogenicity and host species

Lichenopeltella stereocaulorum infects the stems of Stereocaulon lichens, most commonly at the base of the stem. The following species are known hosts to Lichenopeltella sterecaulorum: [1]

It causes no known symptoms of infection in the host. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Zhurbenko, Mikhail P. (2010). "Lichenicolous fungi and lichens growing on Stereocaulon from the Holarctic, with a key to the known species". Opuscula Philolichenum. 8: 9–39.
  2. ↑ "Lichenopeltella stereocaulorum". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 12 July 2022.
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