Stereocaulon symphycheilum

Stereocaulon symphycheilum
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Stereocaulaceae
Genus:	Stereocaulon
Species:	S. symphycheilum
Binomial name
Stereocaulon symphycheilum I.M.Lamb

Stereocaulon symphycheilum is a species of snow lichen belonging to the family Stereocaulaceae. ^[2]

Ecology

Stereocaulon symphycheilum is a known host to the lichenicolous fungus species:

• Cercidospora stereocaulorum ^[3]
• Taeniolella christiansenii ^[3]

References

1. NatureServe. "Stereocaulon symphycheilum". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
2. "Stereocaulon symphycheilum". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 11 July 2022.
3. Zhurbenko, Mikhail P. (2010). "Lichenicolous fungi and lichens growing on Stereocaulon from the Holarctic, with a key to the known species" (PDF). Opuscula Philolichenum. 8: 9–39.