Stereocaulon arenarium

Stereocaulon arenarium

Apparently Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Stereocaulaceae
Genus: Stereocaulon
Species:
S. arenarium
Binomial name
Stereocaulon arenarium
(Savicz) I.M.Lamb (1972)
Synonyms
  • Stereocaulon denudatum f. arenarium Savicz (1923)

Stereocaulon arenarium is a species of snow lichen belonging to the family Stereocaulaceae.[2]

Ecology

Stereocaulon arenarium is a known host to the lichenicolous fungus species Lasiosphaeriopsis stereocaulicola.[3]

References

  1. ^ NatureServe. "Stereocaulon arenarium". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Stereocaulon arenarium". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. ^ Zhurbenko, Mikhail P. (2010). "Lichenicolous fungi and lichens growing on Stereocaulon from the Holarctic, with a key to the known species" (PDF). Opuscula Philolichenum. 8: 9–39.