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Nectriopsis rubefaciens

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Nectriopsis rubefasciens
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N. rubefaciens
Binomial name
Nectriopsis rubefaciens
(Ellis & Everh.) M.S. Cole & D. Hawksw.

Nectriopsis rubefaciens is an orange-red lichenicolous fungus, a host-specific parasitic fungus that lives on lichen.[1] It has globose reddish-brown perithecia (80–160 μm in diameter) with scattered gland-like hairs of a fine cellular texture. Paraphyses are absent and the hyaline ascospores are oblong-cylindrical, 8/ascus.[1]

Habitat

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Nectriopsis rubefaciens is found on crustose and foliose lichens in damp forests. Trichonectria rubefaciens has been known to grow on lichens in the family Parmeliaceae,[2] and Aspicilia species.[1]

Distribution

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Nectriopsis rubefaciens has been found growing in North America in North Carolina and in coastal and mountainous regions.[1] It has also been found in Östergötland and Närke in Sweden.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Nectriopsis rubefaciens". Consortium of Lichen Herbaria. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  2. ^ Hawksworth, David L. (2018). "The 2018 classification and checklist of lichenicolous fungi with 2,000 taxa and worldwide distribution". The Bryologist. 121 (3): 340–425. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-121.3.340. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  3. ^ Kristiansen, Roald (2015). "Forty pyrenomycetous fungi belonging to Class Sordariomycetes new to Norway". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2024-11-06.