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clypeococcum lichen
Scientific Name: Clypeococcum hypocenomycis
Family: Dacampiaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Clypeococcum Lichen
Clypeococcum, commonly known as Clypeococcum Lichen, is a fascinating group of lichenicolous fungi. This means they are fungi that live on lichens, often in a parasitic or symbiotic relationship.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Clypeococcum D. Hawksw.
- Common Name: Clypeococcum Lichen
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Family: Dacampiaceae
- Rank: Genus
Species
Several species belong to the genus Clypeococcum, including:
- Clypeococcum cladonema
- Clypeococcum epicrassum (H. Olivier) Hafellner & Nav.-Ros.
- Clypeococcum grossum (Korber) D. Hawksw.
- Clypeococcum hypocenomycis D. Hawksw.
- Clypeococcum cetrariae Hafellner
- Clypeococcum bisporum
- Clypeococcum psoromatis (A. Massal.) Etayo
Distribution and Habitat
- Clypeococcum species are found in various regions, including Scotland, Wales, New Zealand, and the Ukrainian Carpathians.
- They grow on the thallus (body) of other lichens.
- Clypeococcum cetrariae has been found infecting Cetraria islandica (Iceland moss).
- Clypeococcum epicrassum is a frequent inhabitant of Squamarina lichens.
- Clypeococcum hypocenomycis sometimes hosts on Hypocenomyce scalaris.
Ecological Role
- Clypeococcum species are lichenicolous fungi, meaning they grow on other lichens.
- Some, like Clypeococcum hypocenomycis, can cause necrosis and degeneration of their host lichen.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Clypeococcum species parasitize various lichen species.
- They may have a preference for the fungal symbiont of the host lichen.
Further Information
- USDA Plants Database
- British Lichen Society (BLS) Lichen Database
- Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region (Ertz, 2004)