BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Hawksworth, D.L., 2004

Fungi living on lichens: a source of unexplored diversity

An introduction to the fascinating world of the diverse group of fungi that live on lichens.

Journal British Wildlife
Volume Vol 15, No. 3
Page range 192-199
Illustrations Colour photographs, line drawings of spores.

Malcolm Storey

Taxonomic Scope

Homostegia piggotii (Berk. & Broome) P. Karst., 1873 (a lichenicolous fungus) Identification Current Colour photograph.
Weddellomyces epicallopisma (Wedd.) D. Hawksw., 1986 (a lichenicolous lichen) Identification Current Colour photograph.
Phoma cytospora (Vouaux) D. Hawksw., 1976 (a lichenicolous coelomycete) Identification Current Colour photograph.
Lecanora gangaleoides Nyl., 1872 (a lichen) Identification Current Colour photograph.
Parmelia omphalodes (L.) Ach., 1803 (a lichen) Identification Current Colour photograph.
Lettauia cladoniicola D. Hawksw. & R. Sant., 1990 (a lichenicolous fungus) Identification Current Colour photograph.
Caloplaca flavescens (Huds.) J.R. Laundon, 1984 (a lichen) Identification Current Colour photograph.
Skyttea nitschkei (Körb.) Sherwood, D. Hawksw. & Coppins, 1981 (a lichenicolous discomycete) Identification Current Colour photograph.
Diploschistes caesioplumbeus (Nyl.) Vain., 1921 (a lichen) Identification Current Colour photograph.
Refractohilum galligenum D. Hawksw., 1977 (a lichenicolous anamorphic ascomycete) Identification Current Colour photograph.
Sclerococcum sphaerale (Ach. ex Ficinus & C. Schub.) Fr., 1819 (a lichenicolous dematiaceous anamorphic ascomycete) Identification Current Colour photograph.
Nectriopsis lecanodes (Ces.) Diederich & Schroers, 1999 (a lichenicolous pyrenomycete) Identification Current Colour photograph.
Vouauxiella lichenicola (Linds.) Petr. & Syd., 1927 (a lichenicolous anamorphic ascomycete) Identification Current Colour photograph.
Xanthoriicola physciae (Kalchbr.) D. Hawksw., 1973 (a lichenicolous dematiaceous anamorphic fungus) Identification Current Colour photograph.
Marchandiomyces corallinus (Roberge) Diederich & D. Hawksw., 1990 (a lichenicolous anamorphic basidiomycete) Identification Current Colour photograph.
MYCETEAE (fungi, moulds and lichens) Background Reading Current
(Lichenes) (Lichens) Background Reading Current Lichenicolous species.

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