''Epibryon'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
, and the sole genus in the
monogeneric
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
family Epibryaceae. It has about 40 species.
Many of the species grow
parasitically on
bryophytes. The genus was
circumscribed
In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius.
Not every polyg ...
by mycologist Peter Döbbeler in 1978;
the family by Soili Stenroos and
Cécile Gueidan
Cécile Gueidan is a mycologist and lichenologist who applies morphological and molecular biological methods to the origin and taxonomy of fungi that live in lichen symbioses and within rocks.
Early life and education
Gueidan began working on ...
in 2014.
Species
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Epibryon andinum
''Epibryon'' is a genus of fungi, and the sole genus in the monogeneric family Epibryaceae. It has about 40 species. Many of the species grow parasitically on bryophytes. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Peter Döbbeler in 1978; the fam ...
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Epibryon arachnoideum''
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Epibryon bryophilum''
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Epibryon bubakii
''Epibryon'' is a genus of fungi, and the sole genus in the monogeneric family Epibryaceae. It has about 40 species. Many of the species grow parasitically on bryophytes. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Peter Döbbeler in 1978; the fam ...
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Epibryon casaresii''
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Epibryon chorisodontii''
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Epibryon conductrix''
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Epibryon craspedum''
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Epibryon cryptosphaericum
''Epibryon'' is a genus of fungi, and the sole genus in the monogeneric family Epibryaceae. It has about 40 species. Many of the species grow parasitically on bryophytes. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Peter Döbbeler in 1978; the fam ...
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Epibryon dawsoniae''
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Epibryon deceptor
''Epibryon'' is a genus of fungi, and the sole genus in the monogeneric family Epibryaceae. It has about 40 species. Many of the species grow parasitically on bryophytes. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Peter Döbbeler in 1978; the fam ...
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Epibryon diaphanum''
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Epibryon dicrani
''Epibryon'' is a genus of fungi, and the sole genus in the monogeneric family Epibryaceae. It has about 40 species. Many of the species grow parasitically on bryophytes. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Peter Döbbeler in 1978; the fa ...
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Epibryon elegantissimum''
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Epibryon endocarpum''
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Epibryon eremita''
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Epibryon filiforme''
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Epibryon hepaticicola''
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Epibryon hypophyllum''
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Epibryon intercapillare''
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Epibryon intercellulare''
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Epibryon interlamellare''
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Epibryon intracellulare''
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Epibryon kondratyukii''
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Epibryon leucobryi''
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Epibryon lichenicola''
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Epibryon maculosum
''Epibryon'' is a genus of fungi, and the sole genus in the monogeneric family Epibryaceae. It has about 40 species. Many of the species grow parasitically on bryophytes. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Peter Döbbeler in 1978; the fam ...
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Epibryon marsupidii''
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Epibryon metzgeriae''
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Epibryon muscicola''
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Epibryon notabile
''Epibryon'' is a genus of fungi, and the sole genus in the monogeneric family Epibryaceae. It has about 40 species. Many of the species grow parasitically on bryophytes. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Peter Döbbeler in 1978; the fa ...
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Epibryon odontophilum''
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Epibryon parvipunctum''
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Epibryon pedinophylli
''Epibryon'' is a genus of fungi, and the sole genus in the monogeneric family Epibryaceae. It has about 40 species. Many of the species grow parasitically on bryophytes. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Peter Döbbeler in 1978; the fam ...
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Epibryon perrumpens
''Epibryon'' is a genus of fungi, and the sole genus in the monogeneric family Epibryaceae. It has about 40 species. Many of the species grow parasitically on bryophytes. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Peter Döbbeler in 1978; the fa ...
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Epibryon plagiochilae
''Epibryon'' is a genus of fungi, and the sole genus in the monogeneric family Epibryaceae. It has about 40 species. Many of the species grow parasitically on bryophytes. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Peter Döbbeler in 1978; the fam ...
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Epibryon platycarpum
''Epibryon'' is a genus of fungi, and the sole genus in the monogeneric family Epibryaceae. It has about 40 species. Many of the species grow parasitically on bryophytes. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Peter Döbbeler in 1978; the fam ...
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Epibryon pogonati-urnigeri
''Epibryon'' is a genus of fungi, and the sole genus in the monogeneric family Epibryaceae. It has about 40 species. Many of the species grow parasitically on bryophytes. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Peter Döbbeler in 1978; the fa ...
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Epibryon polyphagum''
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Epibryon polysporum
''Epibryon'' is a genus of fungi, and the sole genus in the monogeneric family Epibryaceae. It has about 40 species. Many of the species grow parasitically on bryophytes. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Peter Döbbeler in 1978; the fam ...
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Epibryon pulchellum''
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Epibryon scapaniae''
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Epibryon semitectum''
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Epibryon solorinae''
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Epibryon trichostomi''
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Epibryon tripartitum
''Epibryon'' is a genus of fungi, and the sole genus in the monogeneric family Epibryaceae. It has about 40 species. Many of the species grow parasitically on bryophytes. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Peter Döbbeler in 1978; the fam ...
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Epibryon turfosorum
''Epibryon'' is a genus of fungi, and the sole genus in the monogeneric family Epibryaceae. It has about 40 species. Many of the species grow parasitically on bryophytes. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Peter Döbbeler in 1978; the fam ...
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Epibryon ventrale
''Epibryon'' is a genus of fungi, and the sole genus in the monogeneric family Epibryaceae. It has about 40 species. Many of the species grow parasitically on bryophytes. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Peter Döbbeler in 1978; the fa ...
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References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q10486080
Eurotiomycetes
Eurotiomycetes genera
Taxa described in 1978