Arthonia epicladonia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arthoniales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Arthoniomycetes Ordo: Arthoniales

Familia: Arthoniaceae
Genus: Arthonia
Species: Arthonia epicladonia

Name

Arthonia epicladonia (Nyl.) Alstrup & Zhurb., 2004

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)   (on Cladonia spp.)

Basionym

• Lecidea epicladonia Nyl., 1887

Current name: Scutula epicladonia (Nyl.) Zopf, 1906   (from Index Fungorum)

Primary references

• In Zhurbenko & Alstrup, Symb. bot. upsal. 34(1): 478 (2004)

• Zhurbenko, M.P. and Alstrup, V. (2004) Lichenicolous fungi on Cladonia mainly from the Arctic. Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses 34: 477–499.   **[RLL List # 200 / Rec.# 27626] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**

Selected reference

• Lawrey, J.D. and Diederich, P. (2003) Lichenicolous fungi: interactions, evolution, and biodiversity. - The Bryologist 106(1): 81–120.   **[RLL List # 190 / Rec.# 24248] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**   (JSTOR)   (PDF file)

Links

• Lawrey, J.D. and Diederich, P. (2010) Lichenicolous fungi – worldwide checklist, including isolated cultures and sequences available. Internet (3/22/2011)

• T.L. Esslinger -- North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#19) 23 March 2014 (list A)

• Arthonia epicladonia in Index Fungorum.

• Arthonia epicladonia in MycoBank.