''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
bryophyte
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s. The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by mycologist Peter Döbbeler in 1978;
the family by Soili Stenroos and
Cécile Gueidan in 2014.
Species
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Epibryon andinum''
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Epibryon arachnoideum''
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Epibryon bryophilum''
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Epibryon bubakii''
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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''
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Epibryon dawsoniae
''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 deceptor''
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Epibryon diaphanum''
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Epibryon dicrani''
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Epibryon elegantissimum
''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 endocarpum
''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 eremita
''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 filiforme
''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 hepaticicola
''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 hypophyllum
''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 intercapillare
''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 intercellulare
''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 interlamellare
''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 intracellulare
''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 kondratyukii
''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 leucobryi''
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Epibryon lichenicola''
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Epibryon maculosum''
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Epibryon marsupidii''
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Epibryon metzgeriae''
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Epibryon muscicola''
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Epibryon notabile''
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Epibryon odontophilum''
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Epibryon parvipunctum''
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Epibryon pedinophylli''
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Epibryon perrumpens''
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Epibryon plagiochilae''
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Epibryon platycarpum''
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Epibryon pogonati-urnigeri''
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Epibryon polyphagum''
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Epibryon polysporum''
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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''
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Epibryon turfosorum''
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Epibryon ventrale''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q10486080
Eurotiomycetes
Eurotiomycetes genera
Taxa described in 1978