Melanomma is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae.[2] It probably evolved from a lichen ancestor, as it is closely related to many lichenized species of fungi.[3]

Melanomma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Pleosporales
Family: Melanommataceae
Genus: Melanomma
Nitschke ex Fuckel (1870)
Type species
Melanomma pulvis-pyrius
(Pers.) Fuckel (1870)
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References

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  1. ^ "Synonymy. Current Name: Melanomma Nitschke ex Fuckel, Jb. nassau. Ver. Naturk. 23-24: 159 (1870) [1869-70]". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Melanomma". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ Esslinger, T. L. 2009. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. North Dakota State University. First posted December 1 1997; most recent update 27 August, 2009. Fargo, North Dakota.