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lichenicolous fungi 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 of the lichen, which is known as a lichenized fungus. They are most commonly specific to ...

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Abrothallus parmeliarum ''Abrothallus parmeliarum'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus. It grows on the thallus and apothecia of ''Parmelia'' species. It was first described scientifically by Norwegian botanist Søren Christian Sommerfelt in 1826. In 2018, a proposal ...

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Arthonia fuscopurpurea ''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 Californ ...

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Arthonia gelidae ''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 Californ ...

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Arthonia intexta ''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 Californ ...

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Arthonia stereocaulina ''Arthonia stereocaulina'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the family Arthoniaceae. Distribution ''Arthonia stereocaulina'' has been reported from Alaska, Canada, Iceland, Russia and Svalbard. Host species As the name suggests, ''Artho ...

'' * '' Arthonia varians'' * '' Arthophacopsis parmeliarum'' * '' Bachmanniomyces punctum'' (listed as ''Phaeopyxis punctum'' ) * '' Bachmanniomyces uncialicola'' * '' Buellia adjuncta'' * '' Carbonea supersparsa'' * '' Carbonea vitellinaria'' * ''

Cecidonia umbonella ''Cecidonia'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Lecideaceae. It has two species. The genus was circumscribed in 1988 by Dagmar Triebel and Gerhard Rambold, with '' C. umbonella'' assigned as the type species In zoological nom ...

'' * '' Cecidonia xenophana'' * '' Cercidospora epipolytropa'' * ''

Cercidospora macrospora ''Cercidospora macrospora'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the genus '' Cercidospora'' but it has not been assigned to a family. It is known from the northern hemisphere. Known host species include lichen of the genus ''Lecanora ''L ...

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Cercidospora punctillata ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora stereocaulorum ''Cercidospora stereocaulorum'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the genus '' Cercidospora'' but it has not been assigned to a family. It is known to parasitise lichens of the genus ''Stereocaulon''. Similar species Cercidospora stereoca ...

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Cercidospora thamnoliicola ''Cercidospora thamnoliicola'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the genus '' Cercidospora'' but it has not been assigned to a family. It is known to parasitise the lichen ''Thamnolia vermicularis ''Thamnolia'' is a genus of lichens in ...

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Cercidospora trypetheliza ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora verrucosaria ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Clypeococcum placopsiphilum ''Clypeococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi belonging to the family Polycoccaceae. Species *'' Clypeococcum amylaceum'' *'' Clypeococcum bisporum'' *'' Clypeococcum cajasense'' *'' Clypeococcum cetrariae'' *''Clypeococcum cladonema ...

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Collemopsidium cephalodiorum ''Collemopsidium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Xanthopyreniaceae. Some members of this genus are marine species, and described as "borderline lichens" or "algicolous" fungi. The genus was circumscribed by Finnish botanist William Nylander ...

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Corticifraga peltigerae ''Corticifraga'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Gomphillaceae. The genus was circumscribed by David Leslie Hawksworth and Rolf Santesson in 1990, with '' Corticifraga peltigerae'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Corti ...

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Didymellopsis pulposi ''Didymellopsis'' is a genus of fungi in the Xanthopyreniaceae family. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any class or order Order, O ...

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Endococcus fusiger ''Endococcus'' is a genus of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) in the family Lichenotheliaceae. It has 44 species. The genus was circumscribed by the Finnish botanist William Nylander in 1855. Although at least one source places the genus in the ...

'' * '' Endococcus propinquus'' * ''

Endococcus rugulosus ''Endococcus'' is a genus of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) in the family Lichenotheliaceae. It has 44 species. The genus was circumscribed by the Finnish botanist William Nylander in 1855. Although at least one source places the genus in th ...

'' (also listed as ''Endococcus perpusillus'' which is a synonym of ''E. rugulosus'') * ''

Epibryon conductrix ''Epibryon'' is a genus of fungi, and the sole genus in the monogeneric family Epibryaceae. It has about 40 species. Many of the species grow parasitically on bryophytes. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Peter Döbbeler in 1978; the ...

'' * '' Geltingia associata'' * '' Heterocephalacria bachmannii'' (listed as ''Syzygospora bachmannii'' ) * ''

Homostegia piggotii ''Homostegia'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). Species * '' Homostegia adusta'' * '' Homostegia andina'' * '' Homostegia asparagi'' ...

'' * '' Intralichen christiansenii'' * '' Lasiosphaeriopsis christiansenii'' * '' Lasiosphaeriopsis stereocaulicola'' * '' Lichenochora lepidiotae'' (listed as ''Sphaerulina lepidiotae'' ) * '' Lichenodiplis lecanorae'' * ''

Lichenopeltella cetrariicola ''Lichenopeltella cetrariicola'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus belonging to the class Dothideomycetes. It has been reported from Europe and Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean a ...

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Lichenopeltella cladoniarum ''Lichenopeltella cladoniarum'' is a species of fungus belonging to the class Dothideomycetes. It has been found growing on the podetia of ''Cladonia arbuscula'' in Bulgan district, Mongolia and Yamanashi prefecture in Japan Japan ( ja, ...

'' * '' Lichenosticta alcicornaria'' * ''

Merismatium nigritellum ''Merismatium'' is a genus of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungi of uncertain familial placement in the order Verrucariales. The genus was circumscribed in 1898 by Friedrich Wilhelm Zopf. Species , Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of ...

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Muellerella erratica ''Muellerella erratica'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the family Verrucariaceae. It has been reported from numerous countries, including India. Known host species include the thallus of ''Lecidea lapicida'' and ''Lecanora ''Lecanor ...

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Muellerella pygmaea ''Muellerella pygmaea'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the family Verrucariaceae. It has a cosmopolitan distribution in Arctic-alpine areas and grows on the thallus and apothecia of a number of hosts. Host species for ''Muellerella p ...

'' ** ''Muellerella pygmaea'' var. ''pygmaea'' * '' Muellerella ventosicola'' (listed as ''Muellerella pygmaea'' var. ''ventosicola'' ) * ''

Niesslia peltigericola ''Niesslia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Niessliaceae. It was circumscribed by German mycologist Bernhard Auerswald in 1869, with '' Niesslia chaetomium'' assigned as the type species. These organisms, which are barely visible to the naked ...

'' (listed as ''Raciborskiomyces peltigericola'' ) * '' Opegrapha pulvinata'' (synonym of ''O. pulvinata'' ) * ''

Opegrapha stereocaulicola ''Opegrapha'' is a genus of lichenized fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organis ...

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Phaeocalicium populneum ''Phaeocalicium'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Mycocaliciaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1970 by German lichenologist Alexander Schmidt, with ''Phaeocalicium praecedens'' assigned as the type species. Species *'' Pha ...

'' * '' Polycoccum amygdalariae'' * '' Polycoccum deformans'' * ''

Polycoccum pulvinatum ''Polycoccum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Polycoccaceae. It has about 60 species. Species *'' Polycoccum acarosporicola'' *'' Polycoccum aksoyi'' *''Polycoccum alboatrum'' *'' Polycoccum amygdalariae'' *''Polycoccum ana ...

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Polycoccum trypethelioides ''Polycoccum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi 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 of the lichen, which is known as a l ...

'' * '' Polycoccum vermicularium'' * '' Pronectria erythrinella'' * '' Punctelia oxyspora'' (listed as ''Phacopsis oxyspora'' ) * '' Pronectria robergei'' * '' Pronectria solorinae'' * '' Protothelenella croceae'' * ''

Pseudopyrenidium tartaricola ''Pseudopyrenidium'' is a genus of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungi in the family Adelococcaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2010 by Père Navarro-Rosinés, Mikhail Zhurbenko, and Claude Roux. It has two species: * '' Pseudopyrenidium ...

'' (listed as ''Weddellomyces tartaricola'' ) * ''

Pyrenidium actinellum ''Pyrenidium'' is a genus of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungi. It is the only genus in the family Pyrenidiaceae. It has 13 species. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander in 1865, with '' Pyrenidium a ...

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Rhagadostoma brevisporum ''Rhagadostoma'' is a genus of fungi in the family Nitschkiaceae. All species in the genus are lichenicolous, meaning they live parasitically on lichens. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 8 species of ''Rhagadostoma''. The following list of ...

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Rhagadostoma lichenicola ''Rhagadostoma'' is a genus of fungi in the family Nitschkiaceae. All species in the genus are lichenicolous, meaning they live parasitically on lichens. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 8 species of ''Rhagadostoma''. The following list of ...

'' * '' Roselliniopsis gelidaria'' (listed as ''Polycoccum gelidarium'' ) * ''

Sclerococcum amygdalariae ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is '' Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Acha ...

'' (listed as ''Dactylospora amygdalariae'' ) * ''

Sclerococcum athallinum ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is ''Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Ach ...

'' (listed as ''Dactylospora athallina'' ) * ''

Sclerococcum attendendum ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is ''Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Ach ...

'' (listed as ''Dactylospora attendenda'' ) * '' Sclerococcum deminuta'' (listed as ''Dactylospora deminuta'' ) * '' Sclerococcum frigidum'' (listed as ''Dactylospora frigida'' ) * '' Sclerococcum gelidarium'' * '' Sclreococcum glaucomarioides'' (listed as ''Dactylospora glaucomarioides'' ) * ''

Sclerococcum parasiticum ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is '' Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Acha ...

'' (listed as ''Dactylospora parasitica'' ) * ''

Sclerococcum parellarium ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is ''Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Ach ...

'' (listed as ''Dactylospora parellaria'' ) * '' Sclerococcum purpurescens'' (listed as ''Dactylospora purpurascens'' ) * ''

Sclerococcum sphaerale ''Sclerococcum'' is a genus of lichenicolous fungi in the family Dactylosporaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1825 by Elias Magnus Fries. The type species is '' Sclerococcum sphaerale'', originally described in 1814 by Erik Acha ...

'' * '' Scutula krempelhuberi'' * ''

Scutula stereocaulorum ''Scutula stereocaulorum'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the family Ramalinaceae. Host species ''Scutula stereocaulorum'' can use lichens of the genus ''Stereocaulon'' as hosts. It is very common and so far the following host species h ...

'' * '' Scutula tuberculosa'' * ''

Sphaerellothecium araneosum ''Sphaerellothecium araneosum'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the family Phyllachoraceae. Distribution ''Sphaerellothecium araneosum'' has been reported from the highlands of Iceland and the Arctic desert of Severnaya Zemlya in Russia ...

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Sphaeropezia santessonii ''Sphaeropezia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Odontotremataceae. It has 22 species. Originally circumscribed by Pier Andrea Saccardo in 1884, the genus was resurrected and revised in 2013. Species *'' Sphaeropezia arctoalpina'' *''Sphae ...

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Stigmidium allogenum ''Stigmidium'' is a genus of lichenicolous (lichen-eating) fungi in the family Mycosphaerellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Italian botanist Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1860, with '' Stigmidium schaereri'' assigne ...

'' (listed as ''Stigmidium psorae'' ) * ''

Stigmidium marinum ''Stigmidium'' is a genus of lichenicolous (lichen-eating) fungi in the family Mycosphaerellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Italian botanist Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1860, with '' Stigmidium schaereri'' assig ...

'' * '' Stigmidium peltideae'' * ''

Stigmidium stygnospilum ''Stigmidium'' is a genus of lichenicolous (lichen-eating) fungi in the family Mycosphaerellaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Italian botanist Vittore Benedetto Antonio Trevisan de Saint-Léon in 1860, with ''Stigmidium schaereri'' assign ...

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Tetramelas pulverulentus ''Tetramelas pulverulentus'' is a species of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungus in the family Caliciaceae. It was originally described as a new species by Martino Anzi in 1860. The type specimen was collected in Italy. Swedish lichenologist ...

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Tetramelas phaeophysciae ''Tetramelas'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Caliciaceae. Species *'' Tetramelas allisoniae'' *'' Tetramelas anisomerus'' *'' Tetramelas austropapillatus'' *''Tetramelas chloroleucus'' *''Tetramelas cladocarpizus'' *'' Tetram ...

'' * '' Thamnogalla crombiei'' * '' Xenonectriella ornamentata'' (listed as ''Pronectria ornamentata'' ) * '' Zwackhiomacromyces hyalosporus'' (listed as ''Pyrenidium hyalosporum'' ) * '' Zwackhiomyces dispersus'' (listed as ''Stigmidium conspurcans'' )

References

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