Hawksworthiana peltigerae

Taxon

Hawksworthiana peltigerae

Authority

(Keissl.) Diederich (2024_

Synonyms

Hawksworthiana peltigericola; Ramularia peltigericola; Refractohilum peltigerae

Conservation Status

NE NR (Key)

BLS Number

2069

Taxon Photo

Hawksworthiana peltigerae, galls on Peltigera didactyla, on path edge in heath, Snelsmore Common, Berkshire

Hawksworthiana peltigerae, conidiophores on surface of gall on Peltigera didactyla, on path edge in heath, Snelsmore Common, Berkshire

Hawksworthiana peltigerae, conidia, on Peltigera didactyla, Snelsmore Common, Berkshire

Hawksworthiana peltigerae, conidium on conidiophore, on Peltigera didactyla, Snelsmore Common, Berkshire

General Description

A parasite of Peltigera species, which forms galls concolorous with the host thallus. See Diederich et al (2024) for a full decription.

Distribution Map

Hawksworthiana peltigerae 10km distribution

References

Diederich, P., D. Ertz & U. Braun (2024) Flora of Lichenicolous Fungi, Vol. 2, Hyphomycetes. National Museum of Natural History, Luxembourg, 214 – 216