Fungalpedia – Note 372, Erinacellus
Erinacellus T. Sprib., Muggia & Tønsberg
Citation when using this data: Tibpromma et al. 2024 (in prep.) – Fungalpedia, Lichenicolous fungi.
Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig. 1
Classification: Incertae sedis, Peltigerales, Lecanoromycetidae, Lecanoromycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi.
Based on phylogenies of LSU, SSU and mitochondrial 12S analyses and morphological studies, Spribille et al. (2014) established Erinacellus to accommodate the type species Erinacellus dendroides (=Spilonema dendroides) and Erinacellus schmidtii (=Leptodendriscum schmidtii). Erinacellus is ascomycetes lichenized with the cyanobacterial genus Hyphomorpha, thallus comprised of a dense cushion of erect, threadlike branches, differentiated into primary branches, which are light grey or dark brown, and secondary and tertiary branches which are dark brown, terminal branching nearly isotomic dichotomous, fungal hyphae enclosing photobiont in continuous sheath, the sheathing fungal cells rectangular (Spribille et al. 2014). No additional species have been included in this genus, which currently comprises only two Erinacellus species.
Type species: Erinacellus dendroides (Henssen) T. Sprib., Tønsberg & Muggia
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Erinacellus
Figure 1 – Erinacellus dendroides . a Habit of dried, broken-open cushion. b Branching (in water). Scale bars: a = 500 μm, b = 50 μm. Redrawn from Spribille et al. (2014).
Reference
Entry by
Du TY, Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization, College of Biological Resource and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, Yunnan 655011, China; Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand; School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand.
(Edited by Saowaluck Tibpromma, Samaneh Chaharmiri-Dokhaharani, & Achala R. Rathnayaka)
Published online 25 November 2024