Lichenostigma cosmopolites

Lichenostigma cosmopolites
Lichenostigma cosmopolites growing on the lichen Xanthoparmelia somloensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Arthoniomycetes
Order: Lichenostigmatales
Family: Phaeococcomycetaceae
Genus: Lichenostigma
Species:
L. cosmopolites
Binomial name
Lichenostigma cosmopolites
Hafellner & Calat. (1999)

Lichenostigma cosmopolites is a species of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungus belonging to the family Phaeococcomycetaceae. It was first described in 1999 from Spain and has since been found on multiple continents wherever its Xanthoparmelia hosts occur. The fungus appears as dark, net-like patches on the surface of infected lichens but does not seem to seriously harm its hosts.

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