Stereocaulon alpinum

Stereocaulon alpinum is a species of fungus belonging to the family Stereocaulaceae.[1] It is similar to Stereocaulon paschale but differs from it in containing cyanobacteria of the genus Nostoc while S. paschale contains cyanobacteria of the genus Stigonema, which have a darker colour than Nostoc.[2]

Stereocaulon alpinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Stereocaulaceae
Genus: Stereocaulon
Species:
S. alpinum
Binomial name
Stereocaulon alpinum
Synonyms
  • Stereocaulon tomentosum var. alpinum (Laurer) Th. Fr.
  • Stereocaulon paschale var. alpinum (Laurer) Mudd

It is a known host to at least two lichenicolous fungus species, Polycoccum trypethelioides and Scutula stereocaulorum[3]

References
  1. "Stereocaulon alpinum Laurer". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. Flóra Íslands [Flora of Iceland] (no year). Dílbreyskja - Stereocaulon paschale (in Icelandic). Retrieved on April 14th 2021.
  3. 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
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