Patellaria atrata
Patellaria atrata (Hedw.) Fr., Syst. mycol. (Lundae) 2(1): 158 (1822).
≡ Lichen atratus Hedw., Descr. micr.-anal. musc. frond. (Lipsiae) 2: 61 (1789).
Index Fungorum number: IF 398671; Facesoffungi number: FoF 00344, Fig. 1
Description: see Hyde et al. (2013); Yacharoen et al. (2015).
Material considered: see Hyde et al. (2013); Yacharoen et al. (2015).
Fig. 1 Patellaria atrata (Petrak Myc. g. exs 1556, IMI 32777). a, b Appearance of apothecia on host surface. c Section through apothecia. d Peridium. e Pseudoparapahyses branching at the ends. f–h Asci with ascospores. i–l Ascospores. Scale bars: c = 50 μm, d, f–h = 10 μm, e, i–l = 5 μm.
Importance and distribution
There are 548 Patellaria epithets in Index Fungorum (2022), but numerous species have been transferred to other genera such as Arthonia, Bacidia, Bacidina, Bapalmuia, Biatora, Blastenia, Brasilicia, Caloplaca, Calvitimela, Candelariella, Catillaria, Catolechia, Circinaria, Cladonia, Cliostomum, Glaucomaria, Hertelidea, Icmadophila, Immersaria, Lecania, Lecanora, Lecidea, Lecidoma, Lemalis, Lepraria, Megalaria, Megalospora, Mollisia, Myriotrema, Patellariopsis, Patinella, Placynthium, Polyozosia, Porpidia, Protoparmelia, Rhizocarpon, Rufoplaca, Sarrameana, Sclerococcum, Scutularia, Solenopezia, Stenhammarella, Tephromela, Toninia, Toniniopsis and Variospora. Patellaria comprises 48 species known on a wide range of host such as Abrus precatorius (Fabaceae), Acacia karroo (Fabaceae), Acer negundo (Sapindaceae), Cheiranthus scoparius (Brassicaceae), Cordia myxa (Boraginaceae), Cydonia oblonga (Rosaceae), Dalbergia sissoo (Fabaceae), Diospyros montana (Ebenaceae), Erythrina sandwicensis (Fabaceae), Euphorbia obtusifolia (Euphorbiaceae), Ficus palmata (Moraceae), Hibiscus tiliaceus (Malvaceae), Lantana sp. (Verbenaceae), amongst others. Patellaria is reported from Africa (Canary Islands), Asia (China, India, Japan, Thailand), Europe (Austria, Germany, Hawaii, Spain, Switzerland), North America (Canada, The United States).
References
Boehm EWA, Mugambi G, Miller AN, Huhndorf S, Marincowitz S, Schoch CL, Spatafora JW 2009 – A phylogenetic reappraisal of the Hysteriaceae, Mytilinidiaceae & Gloniaceae with keys to world species. Studies in Mycology 64, 49–83.
Hyde KD, Jones EBG, Liu JK, Ariyawansa H et al. 2013 – Families of Dothideomycetes. Fungal Diversity 63, 1–313.
Schoch CL, Crous PW, Groenewald JZ, Boehm EWA et al. 2009 – A class-wide phylogenetic assessment of Dothideomycetes. Studies in Mycology 64, 1–15.
Suetrong S, Jones EBG. 2006 – Marine discomycetes: a review. Indian Journal of Marine Sciences 35, 291–296.
Suetrong S, Schoch CL, Spatafora JW, Kohlmeyer J et al. 2009 – Molecular systematics of the marine Dothideomycetes. Studies in Mycology 64, 155–173.
Yacharoen S, Tian Q, Chomnunti P, Boonmee S, Chukeatirote E, Bhat JD, Hyde KD. 2015 – Patellariaceae revisited. Mycosphere 6, 290–326.
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