Sphaerellothecium reticulatum (Zopf) Etayo, a new lichenicolous fungusfor Antarctica
Vol.9,No.1(2019)
In the project aiming to determine the lichen mycota of James Ross Island, we identified a new lichenicolous fungus species which is reported from Antarctica for the first time: Sphaerellothecium reticulatum on Flavoparmelia gerlachei. Although this species was identified on other parmelioid lichens, it was never reported on Flavoparmelia spp.
Southern hemisphere; biodiversity; lichens; lichenicolous fungi; James Ross Island; Mycosphaerellaceae
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