Lichens of North Carolina
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Abrothallus microspermus Tul. - Small-spored Lichen Fungus


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Taxonomy
Family: LICHENOCONIACEAESynonym: Vouauxiomyces truncatus (anamorph)                                                                                 
Comments: Vouauxiomyces truncatus is the anamorphic (asexual, pycnidial) state of Abrothallus microspermum.
Species Comment: a lichenicolous fungus
Identification
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Technical Description: Pérez-Ortega S, Suija A, de los Ríos A. The connection between Abrothallus and its anamorph state Vouauxiomyces established by Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE). The Lichenologist. 2011;43(3): 277-279.                                                                                  
Distribution in North Carolina
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