Scutula stereocaulorum

Scutula stereocaulorum is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the family Ramalinaceae.

Scutula stereocaulorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Ramalinaceae
Genus:	Scutula
Species:	S. stereocaulorum
Binomial name
Scutula stereocaulorum (Anzi) Körb. (1865)
Synonyms[1]
Lecidea stereocaulorum (Anzi) (1862) Biatorina stereocaulorum (Anzi) Jatta (1911) Spilodium stereocaulorum (Anzi) Nieuwl. (1916)

Host species

Scutula stereocaulorum can use lichens of the genus Stereocaulon as hosts.^[2] It is very common^[3] and so far the following host species have been recorded:

• Stereocaulon alpinum^[3][4][5][6]
• Stereocaulon depressum^[3]
• Stereocaulon glareosum^[6][7]
• Stereocaulon groenlandicum^[3]
• Stereocaulon rivulorum^[8][9][6]
• Stereocaulon saxatile^[10]
• Stereocaulon tornoense^[5]
• Stereocaulon vesuvianum^[11][5]