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Syzygospora bachmannii
Scientific Name: Syzygospora bachmannii
Family: Syzygosporaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Syzygospora bachmannii
Syzygospora bachmannii is a lichenicolous fungus, meaning it's a parasite that lives on living lichens.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Syzygospora bachmannii Diederich & M.S. Christ.
- Authority: Diederich & M.S. Christ. (1996)
- Family: Syzygosporaceae
- Genus: Syzygospora G.W. Martin
- Rank: Species
Distribution and Habitat
- Syzygospora bachmannii has been found in Dorset.
- It has also been identified in the British Isles.
- Reports indicate its presence in Stjylland, Lolland, Falster and Mn.
- It also has been located in Hiiumaa Islets Landscape Reserve, Saarnaki islet (5848'N 2300'E).
- The original paper mentions the species from a wide range of locations.
Ecological Role
- Syzygospora bachmannii is a lichenicolous fungus, parasitizing lichens of the genus Cladonia (reindeer lichens).
Interactions with Other Organisms
- This fungus is a parasite on living lichens. Specifically, it grows parasitically on lichens of the genus *Cladonia* (reindeer lichens).
- It is known to interact with lichens such as *Biatoropsis usnearum*, *S. physciacearum*, *Tremella caloplacae*, *T. cetrariicola*, *T. cladoniae*, *T. coppinsii*.
Further Information
- Information can be found at Index Fungorum: http://www.indexfungorum.org/names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=
- Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) has information about Syzygospora bachmannii.
- UK distribution map can be found at NBN (data.nbn.org.uk).
- Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera.
- TAXREF.