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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: GNR

State Rank: SNR

Element Locations Tracked in Biotics: No

SWAP 2015 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): No

SWAP 2025 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): No

2025 SGCN Priority Tier: None

Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 0

Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: Not habitat-specific

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Description

Tiny black spots indicating presence of immersed pycnidia, or bulging from host thallus; microscopy: pycnidia about 30-50 µm wide, conidia brown, single-celled, almost spherical, slightly bumpy, about 2-4 µm wide

Similar Species

Lichenodiplis & Vouauxiella species appear as small dark blemishes on the host, but differ in characteristics of conidia; Lichenoconium lecanorae has pycnidia 80-100 µm in diameter

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Neither habitat-specific nor host-specific; in Ga. found parasitizing a Cladonia thallus, Lecanora strobilina (2) & galls of Tremella parmeliarum (itself parasitizing Parmotrema hypoleucinum)

Life History

Lichenicolous fungus, parasitic on multiple lichen (& 1 lichenicolous fungus) species

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Piedmont & Coastal Plain

Threats

Unknown

Georgia Conservation Status

Rare?

Conservation Management Recommendations

None

References

Esslinger, T. L. 2021. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. Version 24. Opuscula Philolichenum 20: 100-394.

Nash III, T. H., B. D. Ryan, P. Diederich, C. Gries & F. Gungartz (eds.). 2004. Lichen flora of the greater Sonoran Desert region. Vol. II. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe.

Authors of Account

Malcolm Hodges

Date Compiled or Updated

4 May 2022