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sphaerellothecium lichen
Scientific Name: Sphaerellothecium
Family: Mycosphaerellaceae
Category: Lichen
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Sphaerellothecium: A Lichenicolous Fungus
Sphaerellothecium is a genus of lichenicolous fungi, meaning it grows on lichens. It belongs to the family Mycosphaerellaceae within the kingdom Fungi.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Sphaerellothecium Zopf, 1897
- Family: Mycosphaerellaceae
- Common Name: Sphaerellothecium lichen
- Synonyms: Autonyms
- Informal Taxonomy: Fungi/Lichens - Lichens
Distribution and Habitat
Sphaerellothecium species have been recorded in various locations, including:
- British Isles (Wales, Scotland)
- Gran Canaria
- Saskatchewan
- Thailand
- Norway
- Southern Ural Mountains
- Western North America
- Iran
- Southern British Columbia
- "El Montecillo" park, Ablitas, Navarra
Ecological Role
Sphaerellothecium species are lichenicolous fungi, meaning they parasitize or live on other lichens. Specific examples include:
- Sphaerellothecium siphulae growing on Siphula ceratites
- Sphaerellothecium confragosa growing on Cladonia species
- Sphaerellothecium cinerascens growing on Cladonia revoluta
- Sphaerellothecium gowardii growing on a "Yellow" lichen
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Lichenicolous: Grows on other lichens.
Species within the Genus
- Sphaerellothecium araneosum (Rehm) Zopf
- Sphaerellothecium breussii
- Sphaerellothecium cladoniae (Alstrup & Zhurb.) Hafellner
- Sphaerellothecium coniodes (Nyl.) Cl. Roux & Diederich
- Sphaerellothecium contextum Triebel
- Sphaerellothecium giraltiae
- Sphaerellothecium gowardii
- Sphaerellothecium minutum
- Sphaerellothecium parietinarium (Linds.) Hafellner & V. John
- Sphaerellothecium reticulatum
- Sphaerellothecium siphulae
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Parasitizes various lichen species, including those in the genus Cladonia and Siphula ceratites.
Further Information
- British Lichen Society (BLS) Lichen Database
- Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region
- CABI