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Lichenoconium lecanorae
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In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Lichen / symbiont
single pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph of Lichenoconium lecanorae lives on/in thallus of Evernia prunastri
Lichen / symbiont
single pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph of Lichenoconium lecanorae lives on/in thallus of Lecanora conizaeoides
Lichen / parasite
single pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph of Lichenoconium lecanorae parasitises thallus of Punctelia borreri
Lichen / symbiont
single pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph of Lichenoconium lecanorae lives on/in thallus of Parmelina pastillifera
Lichen / symbiont
single pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph of Lichenoconium lecanorae lives on/in thallus of Parmelia sulcata
Fungus / parasite
pycnidium of Lichenoconium coelomycetous anamorph of Lichenoconium lecanorae parasitises Biatoropsis usnearum
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked
Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked
Pycnidia: immersed to erumpent, subglobose to ovoid, black, (30-)40-80(-100) µm; wall: composed of dark brown cells of 5-7 µm; conidiogenous cells: (4-)5-7(-8) x (2-)3-3.5(-4) µm; conidia: brown to dark brown, simple, subglobose, basally occasionally truncate, verruculose, (2.5-)3-4.5(-5.5) µm.; Hosts: parasitic, mainly on apothecia of Lecanora and thalli of Parmelia s. l., also reported from other genera; World distribution: Europe, North and South America, and Asia; Sonoran distribution: known from Arizona and California.; Notes: Lichenoconium lecanorae often grows together with L. erodens, but can easily be distinguished by its larger pycnidia. The separation from L. usneae is more difficult, as thin sections or squash preparations are needed to determine the size of the conidiogenous cells, the only character separating those two species.
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Rights holder/Author | Lichen Unlimited: Arizona State University, Tempe. 2002-2011 |
Source | http://symbiota.org/nalichens/taxa/index.php?taxon=114314 |
United States
Origin: Unknown/Undetermined
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident