Dactylospora parellaria. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

Author(s):  
P. F. Cannon

Abstract A description is provided for Dactylospora parellaria, a biotrophic parasite or parasymbiont of lichen species, Ochrolechia parella and Pertusaria (records need confirmation). Information is included on morphology, associated organisms and substrata, geographical distribution (Africa (Azores), North America (Canada, British Columbia), Asia (Russia), Europe (Austria, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Sweden, UK, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland)), dispersal/transmission, conservation status and taxonomic position.

Author(s):  
P. F. Cannon

Abstract A description is provided for Abrothallus bertianus, a parasite of lichens belonging to Melanelia and related genera. Information is included on morphology, associated organisms and substrata, geographical distribution (North America (Canada, British Columbia), Asia (Russia, Turkey), Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales)), dispersal/transmission, conservation status and taxonomic position.


Author(s):  
P. F. Cannon

Abstract A description is provided for Abrothallus microspermus, a presumed parasite of lichens belonging to Flavoparmelia and related genera. Information is included on morphology, associated organisms and substrata, geographical distribution (North America (USA (Arizona, California, Minnesota, Missouri, Virginia)), Australasia (New Zealand), Europe (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, UK, Northern Ireland, Scotland)), dispersal/transmission, conservation status and taxonomic position.


Author(s):  
P. F. Cannon

Abstract A description is provided for Endococcus apiciicola, a biotrophic parasite or parasymbiont of Usnea spp. Information is included on morphology, associated organisms and substrata, geographical distribution (Africa (Canary Islands, Rwanda, Tanzania), North America (Canada, British Columbia), USA (Washington), South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia), Australasia (Australia, New South Wales, Tasmania), Caribbean (Puerto Rico), Europe (France, Germany, UK, England, Wales)), dispersal/transmission, conservation status and taxonomic position.


Author(s):  
P. F. Cannon

Abstract A description is provided for Polycoccum pulvinatum, is a gall-inducing parasite developing within thalli of Physcia spp. Information is included on morphology, associated organisms and substrata, geographical distribution (Africa (Canary Islands, Madeira), North America (Canada, Newfoundland, Quebec), South America (Chile, Peru), Asia (Indonesia, Java, Iran, Malaysia), Australasia, (New Zealand), Europe (Albania, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, UK, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland)), dispersal/transmission, conservation status and taxonomic position.


Author(s):  
P. F. Cannon

Abstract A description is provided for Protoventuria elegantula (Gibbera elegantula). This species is apparently very mildly parasitic, found initially on living leaves, but not forming lesions, later on moribund, then dead fallen leaves, also on dead fruits. Some information on its associated organisms and substrata, habitats, dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (North America (Canada (British Columbia), USA (Washington)), Europe (Austria, Finland, Germany, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, UK)) and hosts (Vaccinium spp.). No reports of negative economic impacts of this fungus have been found.


Author(s):  
P. F. Cannon

Abstract A description is provided for Abrothallus cladoniae, a parasite of a range of Cladonia species. Information is included on morphology, associated organisms and substrata, geographical distribution (North America (USA (Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio)), Europe (Denmark, Luxembourg, Poland, Spain, Sweden, UK, England)), dispersal/transmission, conservation status and taxonomic position.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Rhizina inflata[Rhizina undulata] Fr. Hosts: Coniferae. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Africa, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Asia, Japan, Korea, Europe, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Germany, Irish Republic, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, UK, England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, North America, Canada, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Saskatchewan, USA, California, Connecticut, Idaho, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, NW.


Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract A description is provided for Mycosphaerella iridis, a terrestrial fungus, parasitic and causing brownish spots on the distal parts of older leaves. Some information on its habitats, economic impacts, dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Africa (Zambia, Zimbabwe), North America (Canada (British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Saskachewan, Quebec), USA (California, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, New jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Utah, Wyoming), South America (Venezuela), Asia (Armenia, China, Cyprus, Georgia, India (Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir), Iran, Kazakhstan (Alma-Atinskaya oblast, Chimkentskaya oblast), Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan), Australasia (New Zealand), Caribbean (St. Vincent), Europe (Austria, Belgium, former Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (Leningradskaya oblast, Novgorodskaya oblast, Pskovskaya oblast, Yaroslavskaya oblast), Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, UK))) and hosts.


Author(s):  
P. F. Cannon

Abstract A description is provided for Lophiostoma vagabundum, which is considered to be a saprobic fungus, colonizing dead plant tissues. Some information on its dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (North America (Canada, British Columbia), USA (Georgia, New Jersey, Oklahoma), Europe (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, UK)). L. vagabundum as currently circumscribed is a plurivorous species, associated almost exclusively with dead herbaceous stems of species belonging to Apiaceae, Araliaceae, Asteraceae, Balsaminaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Cornaceae, Geraniaceae, Gunneraceae, Hypericaceae, Iridaceae, Juncaceae, Lamiaceae, Lythraceae, Onagraceae, Poaceae, Polygonaceae, Ranunculaceae, Rosaceae, Rubiaceae, Salicaceae, Scrophulariaceae and Urticaceae.


Author(s):  
P. F. Cannon

Abstract A description is provided for Capronia pleiospora, which has been found on dead and often decorticated branches, twigs and other woody material. Some information on its associated organisms and substrata, dispersal and transmission, habitats and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Europe (Belgium, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, UK), North America (Canada (British Columbia))).


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