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Biatoropsis usnearum

Scientific Name: Biatoropsis usnearum

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Category: Lichen

Growth: Lichenous

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Biatoropsis usnearum

Biatoropsis usnearum is a lichenicolous fungus, meaning it lives on lichens, specifically on the Usnea genus (old man's beard lichen). The pinkish galls observed on Usnea are often associated with this fungus.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Biatoropsis usnearum Rsnen
  • Authority: Rsnen
  • Family: Tremellaceae
  • Rank: Species
  • Synonyms: None explicitly stated, but closely related to Cystobasidium usneicola.

Distribution and Habitat

  • Biatoropsis usnearum appears to have a wide distribution, reported from locations including:
    • Taiwan
    • Arizona, U.S.A.
    • Belgium, Luxembourg, and Northern France
    • The British Isles
    • The Azores
    • The Gomel Region
    • The Carpathians
    • Galapagos
  • Its habitat is ubiquitous, as it is a parasite of Usnea lichens.

Ecological Role

  • Biatoropsis usnearum is a parasite of Usnea lichens.

Morphological Characteristics

  • It causes the formation of pinkish galls on Usnea thalli.
  • The fungus itself is a heterobasidiomycete.
  • Forms abundant gall-like basidiomata.

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • It is a basidiomycete parasite of Usnea lichens.

Further Information

  • Index Fungorum: http://www.indexfungorum.org/names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=281203
  • Greater Sonoran Desert Lichen Flora: Nash, T.H., Ryan, B.D., Gries, C., Bungartz, F., (eds.) 2001.
  • Dyntaxa - Svensk taxonomisk databas