Irish lichens

Illosporiopsis christiansenii

Ascomycota
Incertae sedis

Species: Illosporiopsis christiansenii #

Lichenicolous fungus. Photographs on Physcia. Co. Cork and Co.Limerick, Ireland

The sporodichia form soft, pink mounds of coiled conidia on the host thallus. The conidia have a spiral appearance.
Microscope photograph below.

Widespread, often in nitrogen-rich conditions on a number of hosts including Physcia species and Xanthoria parietina



Illosporiopsis christiansenii

Illosporiopsis christiansenii

Microscope photograph
Illosporiopsis christiansenii, microscopy x 400
Illosporiopsis christiansenii on Physcia tenella. September and November 2010

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