lichenicolous on Physcia tenella
lichenicolous on Physcia tenella

Growth type lichenicolous coelomycete

On corticolous Physcia tenella - a group of +/- globular pycnidia containing brown bi-guttulate conidia, 8-10 x 5-6 µm.
Micrographs below.

The conidia are too wide for Lichenoconium lichenicola, correspond to none of the lichenicolous species on Physcia in LGBI3 and using the Lichenicolous Fungi 2010 Draft Keys conidia key was unsuccessful

Specimen sent to Paul Diederich July 2025






Micrographs





Lichenicolous on Physcia tenella
Photographs: Broadstone, Dorset. June 2025

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