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Abrothallus etayoi

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Abrothallus etayoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Abrothallales
Family: Abrothallaceae
Genus: Abrothallus
Species:
A. etayoi
Binomial name
Abrothallus etayoi
Pérez-Ortega & Suija (2015)

Abrothallus etayoi is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the family Abrothallaceae.[1] Found in Mexico, it was formally described as a new species in 2015 by Ave Suija and Sergio Pérez-Ortega. The type specimen was collected from Angahuan (Michoacán) at an elevation of 2,470 m (8,100 ft); there, in a pine-oak forest, it was found growing on a Sticta lichen that itself was growing on oak. The species epithet honours Spanish lichenologist Javier Etayo, "a keen collector of lichenicolous fungi and lichens".[2]

Abrothallus etayoi differs from other Abrothallus fungi by the shape of its pycnidia (barrel-shaped to somewhat spherical), and by its single-celled conidia that measure 11–17.5 by 7–11 μm. Although known only from the type locality, the authors suggest that the fungus may have a wider distribution in Mexico due to the prevalence of the ecosystem from which it was collected.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Abrothallus etayoi Pérez-Ort. & Suija". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b Suija, Ave; De los Ríos, Asunción; Pérez-Ortega, Sergio (2015). "A molecular reappraisal of Abrothallus species growing on lichens of the order Peltigerales". Phytotaxa. 195 (3): 201–226. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.195.3.1.