Coccomyces is a genus of fungi in the family Rhytismataceae.[2]

Coccomyces
Coccomyces dentatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Rhytismatales
Family: Rhytismataceae
Genus: Coccomyces
De Not. (1847)
Type species
Coccomyces coronatus
(Schumach.) De Not. (1859)
Synonyms[1]

The ascocarps of Coccomyces species form within the epidermal layer of a plant host. Many species are foliicolous.[3]

Species

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This genus includes, but is not limited to the following species:

 
Coccomyces coronatus


References

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  1. ^ "Synonymy: Coccomyces De Not". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. ^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  3. ^ P. R. Johnson (1986). "Rhytismataceae in New Zealand 1. Some foliicolous species of Coccomyces de Notaris and Propolis (Fries) Corda" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Botany. 24: 89–124. doi:10.1080/0028825x.1986.10409723.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Li Q, Chen Y-X, Zheng C-T, Lu D-D, Lin Y-R (2015). "Coccomyces neolitseae sp. nov. from Zhangjiajie, China". Mycotaxon. 130: 289–293. doi:10.5248/130.289.
  5. ^ Xu Y-F, Wu Y, Meng Y-Q, Wang S-J, Lin Y-R (2015). "Coccomyces prominens sp. nov. (Rhytismataceae) on Rhododendron coeloneurum in China". Mycotaxon. 130: 73–77. doi:10.5248/130.73.