Stereocaulon myriocarpum
| Stereocaulon myriocarpum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Stereocaulaceae |
| Genus: | Stereocaulon |
| Species: | S. myriocarpum
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| Binomial name | |
| Stereocaulon myriocarpum Th.Fr. (1857)
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Stereocaulon myriocarpum is a species of snow lichen belonging to the family Stereocaulaceae.[2]
Habitat and distribution
In Nepal, Stereocaulon myriocarpum has been reported from 3,900 to 5,303 m elevation in a compilation of published records; this reported range extends above the tree line used in the study.[3]
Ecology
Stereocaulon myriocarpum is a known host to the lichenicolous fungus species:
- Arthonia stereocaulina[4]
- Endococcus nanellus[4]
- Polycoccum trypethelioides[4]
References
- ^ NatureServe. "Stereocaulon myriocarpum". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ^ "Stereocaulon myriocarpum". 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 c 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.