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 ...
in the family
Phyllachoraceae
Phyllachoraceae is a family of sac fungi.
Genera
As accepted by 2020 Outline (with amount of species per genus);
*'' Ascovaginospora'' (1)
*'' Brobdingnagia'' (4)
*'' Camarotella'' (8)
*'' Coccodiella'' (27)
*'' Cyclodomus'' (5)
*'' Des ...
. All of the species in the genus are
lichenicolous
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 to ...
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.
Sphaerellothecium araneosum
''Sphaerellothecium araneosum'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the family Phyllachoraceae.
Distribution
''Sphaerellothecium araneosum'' has been reported from the highlands of Iceland and the Arctic desert of Severnaya Zemlya in Russia ...
Sphaerellothecium breussii
''Sphaerellothecium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Phyllachoraceae. All of the species in the genus are lichenicolous, meaning they grow parasitically on lichens.
Species
*'' Sphaerellothecium abditum''
*'' Sphaerellothecium aculeatae'' ...
Sphaerellothecium gallowayi
''Sphaerellothecium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Phyllachoraceae. All of the species in the genus are lichenicolous, meaning they grow parasitically on lichens.
Species
*'' Sphaerellothecium abditum''
*'' Sphaerellothecium aculeatae'' ...
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Sphaerellothecium giraltiae
''Sphaerellothecium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Phyllachoraceae. All of the species in the genus are lichenicolous, meaning they grow parasitically on lichens.
Species
*'' Sphaerellothecium abditum''
*'' Sphaerellothecium aculeatae'' ...
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Sphaerellothecium gowardii
''Sphaerellothecium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Phyllachoraceae. All of the species in the genus are lichenicolous, meaning they grow parasitically on lichens.
Species
*'' Sphaerellothecium abditum''
*'' Sphaerellothecium aculeatae'' ...
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Sphaerellothecium heterodermiae
''Sphaerellothecium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Phyllachoraceae. All of the species in the genus are lichenicolous, meaning they grow parasitically on lichens.
Species
*'' Sphaerellothecium abditum''
*'' Sphaerellothecium aculeatae'' ...
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Sphaerellothecium icmadophilae
''Sphaerellothecium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Phyllachoraceae. All of the species in the genus are lichenicolous, meaning they grow parasitically on lichens.
Species
*'' Sphaerellothecium abditum''
*'' Sphaerellothecium aculeatae'' ...
Sphaerellothecium stereocaulorum
''Sphaerellothecium stereocaulorum'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the Phyllachoraceae family.
Distribution
''Sphaerellothecium stereocaulorum'' has been found in Alaska, Canada and Greenland.
Host species and symptoms
''Sphaerelloth ...