Abrothallus boomii is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the family Abrothallaceae.[1] Found in Portugal, it was formally described as a new species in 2015 by Ave Suija and Sergio Pérez-Ortega. The type specimen was collected north of Ervas Tenras (Beira Alta Province) in a pine-oak forest along a vineyard, where it was found growing on the thallus of a Nephroma lichen. It is only known to occur at the type locality. The species epithet honours Dutch lichenologist Pieter van den Boom, "author of a long list of research articles and indefatigable collector of lichens and lichenicolous fungi".[2]
| Abrothallus boomii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Abrothallales |
| Family: | Abrothallaceae |
| Genus: | Abrothallus |
| Species: | A. boomii
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| Binomial name | |
| Abrothallus boomii Pérez-Ortega & Suija (2015)
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Compared to other Abrothallus fungi that grow on Nephroma, Abrothallus boomii differs in that its asci contain six spores, its pycnidia are semi-immersed, and its hyaline conidia typically measure 7–10.5 by 5.5–8 μm.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Abrothallus boomii Pérez-Ort. & Suija". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ 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.
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