Lichenopeltella maculans
Lichenopeltella maculans (Zopf) Höhn., Sber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math. -naturw. Kl., Abt. 1 128(7-8): 553 (1919).
≡ Microthyrium maculans Zopf, Nova Acta Acad. Caes. Leop. -Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 70(4): 258 (1898).
Index Fungorum number: IF 431766; Facesoffungi number: FoF 12114, Fig. 1
Description: see Wu et al. (2014); Worobiec and Worobiec (2020).
Material considered: see Wu et al. (2014); Worobiec and Worobiec (2020).
Fig. 1 Lichenopeltella maculans (K 158704, isotype). a Appearance of ascomata on the host surface. b Squash mount of ascomata. c Section through ascoma. d–f Asci. g Ascospore. Scale bars: a = 200 μm, b = 20 μm, c–g = 10 μm.
Importance and distribution
Lichenopeltella comprises 48 species known on a wide range of hosts such as dead leaves of Carex sempervirens (Cyperaceae), dead leaves and stems of Ammophila arenaria (Poaceae), thallus or, rarely, apothecia of Arctomia sp. (Arctomiaceae), bark of Thuja plicata (Cupressaceae), thallus of Biatora flavopunctata (Ramalinaceae), thallus of Cetraria islandica (Parmeliaceae), Hypotrachyna (Parmeliaceae), thallus of Verrucaria muralis (Verrucariaceae), decaying cupules of Fagus sylvatica (Fagaceae), leaves of Calamus muelleri in subtropical rainforest (Arecaceae), dead leaves of Cupressus (Cupressaceae), Chamaecyparis (Cupressaceae) and many others. Lichenopeltella has been mainly reported from several localities in Europe (Scandinavia, Germany, Austria and France).
References
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Worobiec G, Worobiec E. 2020 – Lichenopeltella mizerniana sp. nov. from the upper Pliocene of Mizerna (southern Poland). Mycological Progress 19, 799–804.
Wu HX, Tian Q, Li WJ, Hyde KD. 2014 – A reappraisal of Microthyriaceae. Phytotaxa 176, 201–212.
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