''Bryostigma epiphyscium'' is a species of
lichenicolous fungus in the order
Arthoniales. Formerly classified in the genera ''
Arthonia
''Arthonia'' is a genus of lichens in the family Arthoniaceae. It was circumscribed by Swedish botanist Erik Acharius in 1806.
It is a genus of thin crustose lichen of widely varying forms, commonly called comma lichens.Field Guide to Californi ...
'' and ''
Conida'', it was transferred to the genus ''
Bryostigma
''Bryostigma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi of uncertain familial placement in the order Arthoniales. The genus was circumscribed in 1979 by Josef Poelt and Peter Döbbeler, with the muscicolous lichen '' Bryostigma leucodontis'' assigne ...
'' in 2020.
It is known to infect the lichen ''
Physcia caesia
''Physcia caesia'', known colloquially as blue-gray rosette lichen and powder-back lichen, is a species of foliose lichenized fungus. First described by Georg Franz Hoffmann in 1784, it is common across much of Europe, North America and New Z ...
'' and other lichens of the genus ''
Physcia
''Physcia'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Physciaceae. The genus name means "inflated" or "sausage-like", referring to the form of the type species. According to a 2008 estimate, the widespread genus contains 73 species.
Species
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''.
References
Arthoniomycetes
Fungi of Iceland
Fungi described in 1875
Taxa named by William Nylander (botanist)
Lichenicolous fungi
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