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Sagediopsis barbara
Scientific Name: Sagediopsis barbara
Family: Adelococcaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
Duration:
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Sagediopsis barbara
Sagediopsis barbara is a lichenicolous fungus, meaning it's a parasite that lives on lichens. Specifically, it is found on Porpidia glaucophaea.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Sagediopsis barbara (Th. Fr.) R. Sant. & Triebel, 1989
- Basionym: Not explicitly stated, but the text references the original description by Theodor 'Thore' Fries (Th. Fr.)
- Family: Adelococcaceae
- Kingdom: Fungi
- Class: Eurotiomycetes
- Synonym: Gongylia nadvornikii Servt.
Distribution and Habitat
The text mentions a 10km sq distribution map. One locality of record species are on natural outcrops of basalt rocks.
Ecological Role
Sagediopsis barbara is a parasite on other lichens, specifically Porpidia glaucophaea. It has also been found on Lecidea fuscoatra.
Morphological Characteristics
The fungus produces narrowly fusiform to acicular, f-celled spores (Rambold et al. 1990).
Further Information
More information can be found at:
- Index Fungorum: http://www.indexfungorum.org/names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=
- Discover Life: discoverlife.org
- Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
- Acta Mycologica (indexed in DOAJ)