Lichenopeltella nigroannulata (Webster) Kirk & Minter, 2007

on grasses, etc.

Pterdidium aquilinum, Belgium, prov. Flemish Brabant, Tesselt, Voortberg, 30.x.2022 © Carina Van Steenwinkel

thyriothecia

detail

ascospores (1.5-2 x 8-9 µm)

parasite

0.1 mm sized thyriothecia on dead stems and decaying leaves. Ascospores 2-3 x 8-11 µm, hyaline, 1-septate.

host plants

polyphagous

Acer; Ammophila arenaria; Betula; Carex acutiformis; Populus; Pteridium aquilinum; Quercus; Salix.

synonyms

Micropeltopsis nigroannulata, nigro-annulata (Webster) Spooner &Kirk, 199; Trichothyrina nigroannulata (Webster) Ellis, 1977.

references

Dennis (1983a), Ellis (1977b), Ellis & Ellis (1997a: 467), Scheuer & Chlebicki (1997a).