Stereocaulon glareosum
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Stereocaulaceae |
| Genus: | Stereocaulon |
| Species: | S. glareosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Stereocaulon glareosum | |
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Stereocaulon glareosum is a species of snow lichen belonging to the family Stereocaulaceae.[2]
Habitat and distribution
In Nepal, Stereocaulon glareosum has been reported from 4,200 to 4,400 m elevation in a compilation of published records; this reported range extends above the tree line used in the study.[3]
Ecology
Stereocaulon glareosum is a known host to the lichenicolous fungus species:
- Arthonia stereocaulina[4][5]
- Cercidospora stereocaulorum[5]
- Endococcus nanellus[5]
- Lasiosphaeriopsis stereocaulicola[5]
- Lichenosticta dombrocskae[5]
- Merismatium decolorans[5]
- Polycoccum trypethelioides[4][5]
- Rhymbocarpus stereocaulorum[5]
- Scutula stereocaulorum[6][7]
- Taeniolella christiansenii[5]
References
- ^ NatureServe. "Stereocaulon glareosum". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "Stereocaulon glareosum". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ Baniya, Chitra Bahadur; Solhøy, Torstein; Gauslaa, Yngvar; Palmer, Michael W. (2010). "The elevation gradient of lichen species richness in Nepal". The Lichenologist. 42 (1): 83–96. doi:10.1017/S0024282909008627.
- ^ a b Helgi Hallgrímsson & Guðríður Gyða Eyjólfsdóttir (2004). Íslenskt sveppatal I - smásveppir [Checklist of Icelandic Fungi I - Microfungi. Fjölrit Náttúrufræðistofnunar. Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History]. ISSN 1027-832X
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 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.
- ^ Alstrup, Vagn; Grube, Martin; Motiejūnaitė, Jurga; Nordin, Anders; Zhurbenko, Mikhail (1008). "Lichenicolous fungi from the Skibotn area, Troms, Norway". Graphis scripta. 20: 1–8.
- ^ Zhurbenko, Mikhail P.; Triebel, Dagmar (2008). "Three new species of Stigmidium and Sphaerellothecium (lichenicolous ascomycetes) on Stereocaulon". Mycological Progress. 7: 137–145.