Stereocaulon paschale is a species of lichen belonging to the family Stereocaulaceae.[1]

Stereocaulon paschale
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Stereocaulaceae
Genus: Stereocaulon
Species:
S. paschale
Binomial name
Stereocaulon paschale
(L.) Hoffm. (1796)
Synonyms
  • Lichen paschalis L. (1753)

It has a cosmopolitan distribution.[1]

In Iceland, it has the conservation status of a vulnerable species (VU).[2]

Ecology

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Stereocaulon paschale is host to some lichenicolous fungi which infect various parts of the thallus. Most of these fungi have a Holarctic distribution. These fungi include:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Stereocaulon paschale (L.) Hoffm". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ^ Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History] (1996). Válisti 1: Plöntur. (in Icelandic) Reykjavík: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands.
  3. ^ 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.