Cercidospora stereocaulorum
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| Cercidospora stereocaulorum | |
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| growing on Stereocaulon rivulorum | |
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Dothideales |
| Genus: | Cercidospora |
| Species: | C. stereocaulorum |
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| Cercidospora stereocaulorum | |
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Cercidospora stereocaulorum is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the genus Cercidospora but it has not been assigned to a family.[1] It is known to parasitise lichens of the genus Stereocaulon.[2]
Cercidospora stereocaulorum is similar to Cercidospora punctillata and Cercidospora decolorella but they can be told apart from their spore biology and their host species. Cercidospora punctillata grows on various lichens, most commonly Solorina crocea and species of Peltigera, while Cercidospora decolorella grows on mosses. Cercidospora alpina also grows on species of Stereocaulon and can therefore be confused with Cercidospora stereocaulorum.[2]