''Muellerella hospitans'' is a
species of
lichenicolous fungus in the family
Verrucariaceae
The Verrucariaceae are a family of mostly lichenised fungi in the order Verrucariales. The lichen-forming species, which comprise the vast majority of the family, have a wide variety of thallus forms, and include crustose (crust-like), foliose ( ...
.
It is known to infect the lichen ''
Bacidia rubella''.
References
Verrucariales
Fungi described in 1863
Lichenicolous fungi
Taxa named by Ernst Stizenberger
Fungus species
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