Sclerococcum sphaerale (Ach.) Fr.
(a lichenicolous dematiaceous anamorphic ascomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Anamorphic SpeciesSclerococcum sphaerale (a lichenicolous dematiaceous anamorphic ascomycete)
Form genusSclerococcum (a genus of lichenicolous anamorphic fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Sclerococcum sphaerale (a lichenicolous dematiaceous anamorphic ascomycete) :
1: Sclerococcum sphaerale (a lichenicolous dematiaceous anamorphic ascomycete) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
17 May 1978 OSGR: SE18 54° 10’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: North-west Yorks (VC 65) England
on Pertusaria corallina on stone bridge
Image 1: Parasymbiont on Pertusaria corallina

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Diederich, P. 1990 New or interesting lichenicolous fungi. 1. Species from Luxembourg Mycotaxon Vol 37: 297-330.
Hawksworth, D.L. 2004 Fungi living on lichens: a source of unexplored diversity British Wildlife Vol 15, No. 3: 192-199.

Sclerococcum sphaerale (a lichenicolous dematiaceous anamorphic ascomycete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sclerococcum sphaerale (a lichenicolous dematiaceous anamorphic ascomycete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Sclerococcum sphaerale (a lichenicolous dematiaceous anamorphic ascomycete)
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