Marchandiomyces corallinus
A lichenicolous fungus
Marchandiomyces corallinus, a lichenicolous fungus parasitic upon various lichens, including Parmelia. The fungus is noticeable by its pink colour and under magnification appears as spherical bulbils.
Photograph detail
Slide 1: Marchandiomyces corallinus, a lichenicolous fungus. Pink fungus bulbils on thallus of the lichen Parmelia saxatilis. Collected from a sandstone field wall. Hargill, Redmire. October.
Slide 2: Marchandiomyces corallinus, a lichenicolous fungus. Pink fungus bulbils on thallus of the lichen Parmelia saxatilis. Collected from a sandstone field wall. Hargill, Redmire. October.
Slide 3: Marchandiomyces corallinus, a lichenicolous fungus. Squash of pink fungus bulbil from the thallus of the lichen Parmelia saxatilis. Collected from a sandstone field wall. Photographed at x400, phase contrast illumination. Hargill, Redmire. October.
Slide 4: Marchandiomyces corallinus, showing as a pink colour on the thallus of Parmelia saxatilis. Sandstone field wall, Hargill, Redmire. October.
Slide 5: Marchandiomyces corallinus, showing as a pink colour on the thallus of Parmelia saxatilis. Sandstone field wall, Hargill, Redmire. October.