Fungalpedia – Note 2914, Parmeliicida
Parmeliicida Diederich, F. Berger, Etayo & Lawrey.
Citation when using this data: Meng QF et al. – Fungalpedia.
Index Fungorum, Faceoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1.
Classification: Hydnaceae, Cantharellales, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycotina, Basidiomycota, Fungi.
Parmeliicida was introduced by Diederich, et al. (2022d) to describe the basidiomycete P. pandemica, which occurs on Parmelia saxatilis and P. sulcata. This genus is characterized by dark reddish-brown, superficial lichenicolous bulbils measuring 150–270 × 120–200 μm. The bulbils lack of specialized external cells and are composed of round to ellipsoid internal cells, 8–17 μm in diameter. Phylogenetic analysis based on LSU sequence conducted by Diederich et al. (2022d) indicated that Parmeliicida belong to Hydnaceae.
Type species: Parmeliicida pandemica Diederich, F. Berger, Etayo & Lawrey (Diederich et al. 2022d).
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Parmeliicida.
Figure 1 – Parmeliicida pandemica redrawn from Diederich et al. (2022d). a Bulbils on the necrosed thallus of Parmelia saxatilis. b Squashed bulbil. c Hyphae with clamps. Scale bars: a = 200 μm, b, c = 10 μm.
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Meng QF, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand and School of Public Health, Zunyi Medical University, Guizhou 563000, China.
Published online 7 August 2026