Irish lichens Lichenicolous fungi
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Abrothallus microspermus, Vouauxiomyces truncatus Incertae sedis

Species: Abrothallus microspermus (anamorph)

Lichenicolous fungus
Photos: On Flavoparmelia caperata. Macroom, Co. Cork, Ireland

The anamorph was previously known as Vouauxiomyces truncatus

Parasitic on the thallus of Flavoparmelia caperata.
The anamorph is frequent, with abundant superficial blackish pycnidia but the teleomorph is rare, the apothecia with black discs.

Similar: Abrothallus parmotrematis occurs on Parmotrema


Abrothallus microspermus on Flavoparmelia caperata

Abrothallus microspermus on Flavoparmelia caperata
Abrothallus microspermus on Flavoparmelia caperata. August 2010

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