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dactylospora lichen
Scientific Name: Dactylospora pertusariicola
Family: Dactylosporaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Dactylospora
Dactylospora is a genus of lichenized ascomycetes belonging to the family Dactylosporaceae. The common name for some species is "dactylospora lichen." Some species are lichenicolous fungi, meaning they parasitize other lichens.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Dactylospora Krb.
- Family: Dactylosporaceae
- Group: Lichen (LF)
- Synonyms: Some species have been reclassified, for example, Dactylospora parasitica is also known as Leciographa inspersa. Karschia saxatilis is another name for Dactylospora saxatilis.
Distribution and Habitat
- Dactylospora species have been found in various locations, including South Korea, Spain, the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Aegean (Samothraki), Australia, Iceland, Germany, and New Zealand.
- Some species are oceanic and can be found among oceanic lichen species.
- One species, Dactylospora dobrowolskii, has been found in the Antarctic, specifically in the Bunger Oasis.
Ecological Role
- Many Dactylospora species are lichenicolous fungi, acting as parasites on living lichens.
Morphological Characteristics
- Some Dactylospora species have a marked external gelatinous cap that reacts I+.
- While most species have spores, a few are polyspored.
Species Examples
- Dactylospora amygdalariae
- Dactylospora athallina
- Dactylospora australis
- Dactylospora glaucomarioides (also known as Bering's dactylina lichen)
- Dactylospora lobariella
- Dactylospora parasitica
- Dactylospora purpurascens
- Dactylospora urceolata
- Dactylospora frigida
- Dactylospora pleiosperma
- Dactylospora davidii
- Dactylospora parellaria
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Dactylospora species, being lichenicolous fungi, interact directly with various lichen species as their hosts. For example, Dactylospora lobariella can be found on Lobaria pulmonaria.
Further Information
- BLS Lichen Database (British Lichen Society)
- BLS Mapping Scheme dataset (British Lichen Society)
- EOL (Encyclopedia of Life)
- Index Fungorum
- Drone-Application-Server database
- ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System): TSN 191941 for Dactylospora lobariella