Didymocyrtis melanelixiae

Taxon

Didymocyrtis melanelixiae

Authority
(Brackel) Diederich, R.C. Harris & Etayo (2015)
Conservation Status
NE NR (Key)
BLS Number
2662
Comments
Lichenicolous on Parmeliaceae
General Description

A lichenicolous fungus of lichens in the Parmeliaceae, occurring as both pycnidia and perithecia, but only the latter are known from Britain to date. Reported from the thalli of Hypotrachyna taylorensis in Britain but reported from elsewhere parasitising a range of different lichens in the Parmeliaceae. See Fungi of Great Britain and Ireland &  Ertz et al (2105) Fungal Diversity 74 for key and description

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