''Abrothallus nephromatis'' is a widely distributed species of lichenicolous fungus in the family Abrothallaceae. It was formally described as a new species in 2015 by

Ave Suija Ave Suija (born 16 April 1969) is an Estonian lichenologist. The lichenicolous fungus A lichenicolous fungus is a parasitic fungus that only lives on lichen as the host. A lichenicolous fungus is not the same as the fungus that is the component ...

and Sergio Pérez-Ortega. The type specimen was collected near

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in Wells Gray Provincial Park ( British Columbia, Canada) at an elevation of about , where it was found on a ''

Nephroma parile ''Nephroma parile'' is a species of foliose lichen belonging to the family Peltigeraceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most o ...

'' lichen that itself was growing on a dead trunk of birch tree. The species epithet refers to the

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genus, ''

Nephroma ''Nephroma'' is a genus of medium to large foliose lichens. The genus has a widespread distribution. They are sometimes called kidney lichens, named after the characteristic kidney-shaped apothecia that they produce on the lower surface of their ...

''. ''Abrothallus nephromatis'' has been collected from Africa ( Tanzania, Uganda); Asia ( Russian Far East); Australia and New Zealand; Europe (Italy, Norway, Sweden), Greenland, and North America (Canada, USA). It is distinguished from the similar species '' Abrothallus boomii'' by its eight-spored

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and narrower

conidia A conidium ( ; ), sometimes termed an asexual chlamydospore or chlamydoconidium (), is an asexual, non-motile spore of a fungus. The word ''conidium'' comes from the Ancient Greek word for dust, ('). They are also called mitospores due to the ...

, and from '' Abrothallus welwitschii'' by its smaller ascomata and smaller ascospores. The recorded hosts of the fungus are ''Nephroma parile'', '' N. helveticum'', '' N. rufum'', and '' N. tropicum''.

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nephromatis Lichenicolous fungi Fungi described in 2015 Fungi of Asia Fungi of Africa Fungi of Australia Fungi of Greenland Fungi of New Zealand Fungi of Europe Taxa named by Ave Suija {{Dothideomycetes-stub