''Endococcus nanellus'' is a species of

lichenicolous fungus A lichenicolous fungus is a parasitic fungus that only lives on lichen as the host. A lichenicolous fungus is not the same as the fungus that is the component of the lichen, which is known as a lichenized fungus. They are most commonly specific t ...

in the order

Dothideales Dothideales are an order of bitunicate fungi consisting mainly of saprobic or plant parasitic species. Description Taxa in this order are characterized by the absence of a hamathecium (defined as hyphae or other tissues between asci) in a locul ...

. It is known from

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tota ...

Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is ...

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only ...

, Japan,

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eigh ...

South-Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its east ...

, and

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental coun ...

Host species

''Endococcus nanellus'' is known to infect numerous species of the genus ''

Stereocaulon ''Stereocaulon'' is a genus of lichens. Members of ''Stereocaulon'' are commonly called snow lichens. Species *'' Stereocaulon alpinum'' *'' Stereocaulon apocalypticum'' *''Stereocaulon arcticum'' *''Stereocaulon arenarium'' *''Stereocaulo ...

'', including the following species: * '' Stereocaulon alpinum'' * ''

Stereocaulon botryosum ''Stereocaulon botryosum'' is a species of snow lichen belonging to the family Stereocaulaceae. Ecology ''Stereocaulon botryosum'' is a known host to the lichenicolous fungus species: * ''Arthonia stereocaulina'' * ''Catillaria stereocaulorum ...

'' * ''

Stereocaulon glareosum ''Stereocaulon glareosum'' is a species of snow lichen belonging to the family Stereocaulaceae. Ecology ''Stereocaulon glareosum'' is a known host to the lichenicolous fungus species: * ''Arthonia stereocaulina'' * ''Cercidospora stereocauloru ...

'' * ''

Stereocaulon grande ''Stereocaulon grande'' is a species of snow lichen belonging to the family Stereocaulaceae. Ecology ''Stereocaulon grande'' is a known host to the lichenicolous fungus species: * ''Catillaria stereocaulorum'' * ''Endococcus nanellus'' * ''Po ...

'' * ''

Stereocaulon myriocarpum ''Stereocaulon myriocarpum'' is a species of snow lichen belonging to the family Stereocaulaceae. Ecology ''Stereocaulon myriocarpum'' is a known host to the lichenicolous fungus species: * ''Arthonia stereocaulina'' * ''Endococcus nanellus'' ...

'' * ''

Stereocaulon nigrum ''Stereocaulon'' is a genus of lichens. Members of ''Stereocaulon'' are commonly called snow lichens. Species *''Stereocaulon alpinum'' *'' Stereocaulon apocalypticum'' *'' Stereocaulon arcticum'' *''Stereocaulon arenarium'' *'' Stereocaul ...

'' * '' Stereocaulon paschale'' * ''

Stereocaulon saxatile ''Stereocaulon saxatile'' is a species of snow lichen belonging to the family Stereocaulaceae. Ecology ''Stereocaulon saxatile'' is a known host to the lichenicolous fungus species: * '' Anzina carneonivea'' * ''Arthonia stereocaulina'' * ''C ...

'' * ''

Stereocaulon tomentosum ''Stereocaulon tomentosum'' is a species of snow lichen belonging to the family Stereocaulaceae. Ecology ''Stereocaulon tomentosum'' is a known host to the lichenicolous fungus A lichenicolous fungus is a parasitic fungus that only lives on ...

'' * '' Stereocaulon vesuvianum''

References

Fungi described in 1891 Fungi of Canada Fungi of Greenland Fungi of Japan Fungi of Kazakhstan Fungi of Russia Fungi of South Korea Fungi of the United States Dothideales Taxa named by Otto Ludwig Arnold Ohlert Fungus species {{Eurotiomycetes-stub