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dactylospora lichen
Scientific Name: Dactylospora saxatilis
Family: Dactylosporaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Dactylospora
Dactylospora is a genus of lichenized ascomycetes, also referred to as dactylospora lichen. These organisms are often lichenicolous, meaning they live on or parasitize other lichens.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Dactylospora Krb.
- Family: Dactylosporaceae
- Group: Lichen
- Synonyms:
- Karschia saxatilis (Schaer.) Rehm = Dactylospora saxatilis
- Dactylospora parasitica (Flrke ex Sprengel) Zopf = Leciographa inspersa (Tul.) Rehm
- Related ITIS Name: Dactylospora lobariella (Nyl.) Hafellner (TSN 191941)
Distribution and Habitat
- Dactylospora species have been found in various locations, including South Korea, Spain, Australia, and New Zealand.
- They are present in the Greater Sonoran Desert Region.
- Specific species like Dactylospora lobariella have distributional maps available.
- Occurrences have been recorded in Wales.
- Dactylospora dobrowolskii has been found in Antarctic regions, specifically the Bunger Oasis.
- Dactylospora parasitica has been observed in the Aegean, specifically on Samothraki, growing on Pertusaria.
Ecological Role
- Many Dactylospora species are lichenicolous fungi, acting as parasites on other living lichens.
- They can be found among several oceanic lichen species, such as Cavernularia.
Morphological Characteristics
- Some Dactylospora species have a marked external gelatinous cap that reacts I+.
Species
- Dactylospora amygdalariae Triebel
- Dactylospora athallina (Mull. Arg.) Hafellner
- Dactylospora australis
- Dactylospora davidii
- Dactylospora dobrowolskii Olech et
- Dactylospora frigida Hafellner– HALLGRIMSSON & EYJLFSDTTIR
- Dactylospora glaucomarioides (Willey ex Tuck.) Hafellner
- Dactylospora homoclinella
- Dactylospora inspersa sensu Mudd
- Dactylospora lobariella (Nyl.) Hafellner
- Dactylospora parellaria
- Dactylospora parasitica (Flrke) Zopf
- Dactylospora pleiosperma Triebel
- Dactylospora purpurascens Triebel
- Dactylospora saxatilis
- Dactylospora urceolata
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Dactylospora species are known to infect mosses.
- They are lichenicolous, meaning they grow on and sometimes parasitize other lichens, such as Lobaria pulmonaria.
Further Information
- British Lichen Society (BLS) Lichen Database.
- EOL (Encyclopedia of Life).
- BLS Mapping Scheme dataset.
- Drone-Application-Server database.
- Index Fungorum.