Fungalpedia – Note 1895, Lichenochora

 

Lichenochora Hafellner 

Citation when using this data: Hyde KD et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Ascomycota.

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Classification: Phyllachoraceae, Phyllachorales, Sordariomycetidae, Sordariomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi

Lichenochora (Phyllachorales) was introduced by Hafellner (1989) to include different lichenicolous taxa characterized by typical perithecia and unitunicate asci. However, some of the species with bitunicate asci have been referred to other genera such as Didymella and Stigmidium. Hafellner (1989) included six species of Lichenochora; L. constrictella, L. inconspicua, L. galligena, L. polycoccoides, L. thallina (currently L. obscuroides) and L. weillii, in Physciaceae. Subsequently, the number of Lichenochora taxa has increased with the description of- new species or the inclusion of some new combinations in various studies (Triebel et al. 1991, Roux & Triebel 1994, Navarro-rosinés et al. 1994, Navrotskaya et al. 1996, Aptroot et al. 1997, Hafellner et al. 2008).

Type species: Lichenochora thallina (Cooke) Hafellner.

Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Lichenochora.

 

References

Aptroot A. 1997 – Notes on the saprobic ascomycetes from Papua New Guinea, with the new genus Papilionovela. Mycol Res 101, 266–268.

Hafellner J. 1989 – Studien über lichenicole Pilze und Flechten. VII: Über die neue Gattung Lichenochora (Ascomycetes, Phyllachorales). Nova Hedwigia 48, 357–370.

Hafellner J. 2008 – Additions and corrections to the checklist and bibliography of lichens and lichenicolous fungi of insular Laurimacaronesia. IV. Fritschiana 64, 1–28.

Navarro-Rosinés P, Hladun N. 1994 – Datos sobre el género Rhagadostoma (ascomicetes liquenícolas, Sordariales). Bull Soc linn Provence 45, 431–442.

Navrotskaya IL, Kondratyuk SY, Wasser SP, Nevo E, Zelenko SD. 1996 – Lichens and lichenicolous fungi new for Israel and other countries. Israel Journal of Plant Sciences 44, 181–193.

Roux C, Triebel D. 1994 – Révision des espèces de Stigmidium et de Sphaerellothecium (champignons lichénicoles non lichénisés, Ascomycetes) correspondant à Pharcidia epicymatia sensu Keissler ou à Stigmidium schaereri auct. Bull. Soc. Linn. Provence 45, 451–542.

Triebel D, Rambold G, Nash TH. 1991 – On lichenicolous fungi from continental North America. Mycotaxon XLII, 263–296.

 

Entry by

Kevin David Hyde, Institute of Plant Health, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510225, P.R. China, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, Mushroom Research Foundation, 128 M.3 Ban Pa Deng T. Pa Pae, A. Mae Taeng, Chiang Mai 50150, Thailand, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand, Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, P.R. China, School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand, World Agroforestry Centre, East and Central Asia, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, P.R. China

 

Published online 5 March 2026

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