Cercidospora stereocaulorum is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the genus Cercidospora but it has not been assigned to a family.[1] It is known to parasitise lichens of the genus Stereocaulon.[2]
Cercidospora stereocaulorum is very similar to Cercidospora punctillata and Cercidospora decolorella but they can be told apart from their spore biology and their host species. Cercidospora punctillata grows on various lichens, most commonly Solorina crocea and species of Peltigera. while Cercidospora decolorella grows on mosses. Cercidospora alpina also grows on species of Stereocaulon and can therefore be confused with Cercidospora stereocaulorum.[2]
Cercidospora stereocaulorum has been reported from Alaska,[2] Canada,[2] Greenland,[2] Iceland,[3] Russia,[2] including Wrangel Island[2] and Svalbard.[2]
It grows on phyllocladia, stems and occasionally cephalodia and old apothecia of its host species. It can induce gall-like swellings up to 1.5 mm in diamerter and the infected host tissues can become pinkish or slightly bleached. Infection does not induce any other known symptoms.[2]
Host species include:
Cercidospora stereocaulorum is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the genus Cercidospora but it has not been assigned to a family. It is known to parasitise lichens of the genus Stereocaulon.
Cercidospora stereocaulorum je porostyt[3], co go nojprzōd ôpisoł Johann Franz Xaver Arnold, a terŏźnõ nazwã doł mu Hafellner 1987. Cercidospora stereocaulorum nŏleży do zorty Cercidospora, klasy Dothideomycetes, grōmady Ascomycota i krōlestwa grzibōw.[4][5]
Wikispecies mo informacyje ô Cercidospora stereocaulorum.Cercidospora stereocaulorum je porostyt, co go nojprzōd ôpisoł Johann Franz Xaver Arnold, a terŏźnõ nazwã doł mu Hafellner 1987. Cercidospora stereocaulorum nŏleży do zorty Cercidospora, klasy Dothideomycetes, grōmady Ascomycota i krōlestwa grzibōw.
