Cresponea lichenicola
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About
Cresponea lichenicola is a species of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungus in the family Arthoniaceae. Described from the Brazilian Amazon in 2014, this species is known from two Brazilian states, where it grows as a parasite on lichens of the genus Pyrenula in primary rainforests. Unlike typical members of its genus that form their own crusty growth on bark, this species lacks an independent body (thallus) and instead develops directly on the surface of its host lichen. It is distinguished by its small, solitary fruiting bodies dusted with bright greenish-yellow pruina and its narrow ascospores divided by 11 to 13 cross-walls—features that help separate it from the related bark-dwelling species C. flavosorediata.
- Family
- Opegraphaceae
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- Name
- Cresponea lichenicola
- Slug
- cresponea-lichenicola
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Opegraphaceae
- Genus
- Cresponea
- Species
- lichenicola
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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