Muellerella lecanactidis

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Muellerella lecanactidis
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Verrucariales
Family: Verrucariaceae
Genus: Muellerella
Species:
M. lecanactidis
Binomial name
Muellerella lecanactidis
Diederich & van den Boom (2003)

Muellerella lecanactidis is a species of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungus in the family Verrucariaceae. It was formally described as a new species in 2003 by Paul Diederich and Pieter van den Boom, from specimens collected in California. The authors thought that the type specimen was parasitising a lichen from genus Lecanactis , hence the species epithet, [1] but it was later discovered that the host was actually Sigridea californica . [2]

References

  1. Diederich, P. (2003). "Neue Arten und neue Funde von amerkanischen lichenicolen Pilzen". Herzogia (in German). 16: 41–90 [65].
  2. Knudsen, Kerry; Kocourková, Jana (2009). "The lichens and lichenicolous fungi of the Point Loma Conservation Area, San Diego, California, USA". Evansia. 26 (1): 24–29. doi:10.1639/0747-9859-26.1.24.