Irish lichens
Lichenicolous fungi
Lichenicolous fungi
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Family: Abrothallaceae
Species: Abrothallus suecicus (anamorph)
Photos: On Ramalina farinacea. Macroom, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. Most frequent as the anamorph, forming black, +/- immersed pycnidia with hyaline, obpyriform conidia, 3-5(-6) x 2-3.5(-4) µm. Micrographs of conidia below. The teleomorph is infrequent, immersed becoming superficial, blackish-brown and initially with a greenish pruina. Spores brown, (1-)3 septate, 14-17(-20) x 5-7 µm. Lichenicolous on the thalli and apothecia of Ramalina species Similar: Abrothallus parmotrematis occurs on Parmotrema spp. and Abrothallus welwitschii on Sticta |
