SafePlants

No images found for this plant ID: 13753.

Ensure images are uploaded to the Media Library and tagged with "13753" in the "plant_image_tag" taxonomy.

Safe for Children?

✅ Safe: 0
❓ Neutral: 0
❌ Unsafe: 0

Safe for Dogs?

✅ Safe: 0
❓ Neutral: 0
❌ Unsafe: 0

Safe for Cats?

✅ Safe: 0
❓ Neutral: 0
❌ Unsafe: 0

Safe for Reptiles?

✅ Safe: 0
❓ Neutral: 0
❌ Unsafe: 0

Dacampia

Scientific Name: Dacampia

Family: Dacampiaceae

Category: Lichen

Growth:

Duration:

Other Names:

       

Dacampia: A Genus of Lichenicolous Fungi

Dacampia is a genus of fungi that primarily lives on lichens (lichenicolous). This article explores various aspects of this fascinating genus, including its taxonomy, species, and ecological roles.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Dacampia A. Massal.
  • Family: Dacampiaceae
  • Class: Dothideomycetes
  • Synonyms: Dacampia A. Massalongo (as referenced by the Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera)

Distribution and Habitat

  • Dacampia species have been found in various locations, including:
    • Eastern Turkey
    • Russian Federation
    • British Isles
    • USA and Canada
    • Bayern, Unterfranken, Kreis Kitzingen, Speckfelder Wald NE Markt Einersheim (Germany)
    • Taimyr
    • Kanin-Pechora area, Polar Ural
  • Specific habitats include:
    • On vagrant Aspicilia species
    • On the thallus of saxicolous Caloplaca crenularia
    • On Cladonia sp.
    • On Lecania fuscella

Morphological Characteristics

  • Ascostromata (fruiting bodies) are formed in shallow cavities within the host thallus.
  • Ascostromata dimensions: 700–950 m in diameter.
  • Ascostromata shape: perithecial, shallowly domed.

Species of Dacampia

  • Dacampia caloplacicola
  • Dacampia cladoniicola
  • Dacampia cyrtellae
  • Dacampia engeliana
  • Dacampia hookeri (Borrer) A. Massal.
  • Dacampia lecaniae (now replaced by Dacampia cyrtellae)
  • Dacampia rhizocarpicola D. Hawksw.
  • Dacampia rubra sp. nov.
  • Dacampia rufescentis (Vouaux) D. Hawksw.

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • Dacampia species are lichenicolous fungi, meaning they live on lichens.
  • Dacampia hookeri has documented feeding and other relationships with other organisms.
  • Dacampia hookeri can be a host for Stigmidium schaereri (another lichenicolous fungus).

Further Information

  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
  • Dyntaxa - Svensk taxonomisk databas (Swedish Taxonomic Database)
  • British Mycological Society GB
  • Project Dryades (Italian Universities)
  • Discover Life
  • Artskart og Artsobservasjoner