Steineropsis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Collematineae
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Lecanoromycetes Subclassis: Lecanoromycetidae Ordo: Peltigerales Subordo: Collematineae

Familia: Pannariaceae
Genus: Steineropsis
Species: S. alaskana

Name

Steineropsis T. Sprib. & Muggia, 2010

MycoBank No.: MB 516027

Diagnosis: Genus secundum statum molecularem (sequencia acidi desoxiribonucleinici ex nucleis extracti) ad Pannariaceas pertinet, habitu Steinerae simile sed thallis distincte stratosis differt. A generibus aliis Pannariacearum thallis centraliter crustosis ambitu radialiter placodiiformibus ad subfoliaceis differt. Cortex inferior destitutus.

Typus generum: Steineropsis alaskana T. Sprib. & Muggia, 2010

Comment: Steineropsis alaskana strongly resembles members of the genus Steinera. Sequences from two fungal nuclear DNA loci and one mitochondrial locus strongly support the placement of the Steineropsis mycobiont in the Pannariaceae as sister to Protopannaria, with Steinera s.str. retaining a position close to the Coccocarpiaceae.   (Source: Spribille et al. 2010, p. 456)

References

• Spribille, T.; Pérez-Ortega, S.; Tønsberg, T. and Schirokauer, D. (2010) Lichens and lichenicolous fungi of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park, Alaska, in a global biodiversity context. The Bryologist 113(3): 439–515. (DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745-113.3.439) (Discussion of the genus Steineropsis: p. 454)