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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:

Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 0

Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: Follows hosts

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Description

Pale pink, fuzzy, globose perithecia sessile on surface of host, sometimes crowded; ostiole is a darker pink, orange or red at summit; MICROSCOPY: spores colorless, transversely septate, of 2 distinct sizes, larger 22-29.5 µm long, smaller 8-11.5 µm long

Similar Species

Trichonectria rubefaciens is on different hosts, & has uniformly sized spores

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Difficult to characterize due to numerous hosts in Ga.: Canoparmelia, Cladonia, Flavoparmelia, Heterodermia, Parmotrema, Physcia, Punctelia, Xanthoparmelia

Life History

Lichenicolous peritheciate fungus, hosts foliose or squamulose lichens

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Statewide

Threats

Unknown

Georgia Conservation Status

Uncommon

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.

Lendemer, J. C., R. C. Harris & A. M. Ruiz. 2016. A review of the lichens of the Dare Regional Biodiversity Hotspot in the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina, Eastern North America. Castanea 81: 1-77.

Authors of Account

Malcolm Hodges

Date Compiled or Updated

11 May 2022