During lichenological explorations of tropical montane forests in Kenya, a remarkable new lichenicolous fungus was repeatedly found growing on thalli of the epiphytic tripartite cyanolichen Crocodia cf. clathrata. Molecular phylogenetic analyses placed the fungus within Gomphillaceae (Ostropales, Lecanoromycetes), a family mainly of lichen-symbiotic species in the tropics. The anatomical features (unitunicate, non-amyloid asci and simple, septate paraphyses) as well as the hemiangiocarpic ascoma development confirm its taxonomic affinity. DNA sequence data showed the closest relationship was with Gyalidea fritzei, followed by Corticifraga peltigerae. A monotypic genus, Taitaia, is introduced to incorporate a single species, T. aurea. The ne...
openFungi with dark-coloured mycelia - also known as black fungi - form a ubiquitous fraction of mic...
Species recognition in lichen-forming fungi has been a challenge because of unsettled spe-cies conce...
Lichens are the result of a symbiotic interaction between fungi (mycobionts) and algae (phycobionts)...
During lichenological explorations of tropical montane forests in Kenya, a remarkable new lichenicol...
Diversity of tropical lichen-forming fungi, especially crustose lichens is currently poorly known. S...
Tropical mountains and especially their forests are hot spots of biodiversity threatened by human po...
Epiphytes comprise a significant component of biodiversity and biomass in tropical forests. They are...
A number of lichen-forming fungal species are widely distributed. Here, we investigate biogeographic...
Lichen-inhabiting fungi are highly specialized mycoparasites, commensals or rarely saprotrophs, that...
Interactions within lichen communities include, in addition to close mutualistic associations betwee...
All fungi in the class Lichinomycetes are lichen-forming and exclusively associate with cya-nobacter...
peer reviewedThe genus Dendriscosticta (Ascomycota: Peltigerales) encompasses several distinctive li...
Open Access Article; Published online: 30 June 2020Fungal diversity in agro-ecosystems is influenced...
Lichen thalli harbor complex fungal communities (mycobiomes) of species with divergent trophic and e...
Novel species of microfungi described in the present study include the following from South Africa: ...
openFungi with dark-coloured mycelia - also known as black fungi - form a ubiquitous fraction of mic...
Species recognition in lichen-forming fungi has been a challenge because of unsettled spe-cies conce...
Lichens are the result of a symbiotic interaction between fungi (mycobionts) and algae (phycobionts)...
During lichenological explorations of tropical montane forests in Kenya, a remarkable new lichenicol...
Diversity of tropical lichen-forming fungi, especially crustose lichens is currently poorly known. S...
Tropical mountains and especially their forests are hot spots of biodiversity threatened by human po...
Epiphytes comprise a significant component of biodiversity and biomass in tropical forests. They are...
A number of lichen-forming fungal species are widely distributed. Here, we investigate biogeographic...
Lichen-inhabiting fungi are highly specialized mycoparasites, commensals or rarely saprotrophs, that...
Interactions within lichen communities include, in addition to close mutualistic associations betwee...
All fungi in the class Lichinomycetes are lichen-forming and exclusively associate with cya-nobacter...
peer reviewedThe genus Dendriscosticta (Ascomycota: Peltigerales) encompasses several distinctive li...
Open Access Article; Published online: 30 June 2020Fungal diversity in agro-ecosystems is influenced...
Lichen thalli harbor complex fungal communities (mycobiomes) of species with divergent trophic and e...
Novel species of microfungi described in the present study include the following from South Africa: ...
openFungi with dark-coloured mycelia - also known as black fungi - form a ubiquitous fraction of mic...
Species recognition in lichen-forming fungi has been a challenge because of unsettled spe-cies conce...
Lichens are the result of a symbiotic interaction between fungi (mycobionts) and algae (phycobionts)...