''Phycomelaina'' is a genus of
fungi
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
in the family
Phyllachoraceae
Phyllachoraceae is a family of sac fungi.
Genera
As accepted by 2020 Outline (with amount of species per genus);
*'' Apiosphaeria'' (8)
*'' Ascovaginospora'' (1)
*'' Brobdingnagia'' (4)
*'' Camarotella'' (8)
*'' Coccodiella'' (27)
*'' C ...
.
This is a
monotypic
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 "unisp ...
genus, containing the single species ''Phycomelaina laminariae''.
In
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
, it has been reported infecting ''
Alaria esculenta
''Alaria esculenta'' is an edible seaweed, also known as dabberlocks or badderlocks, or winged kelp, and occasionally as Atlantic Wakame. It is a traditional food along the coasts of the far north Atlantic Ocean. It may be eaten fresh or cooked i ...
'', ''
Laminaria digitata'' and ''
Saccharina latissima
''Saccharina latissima'' is a brown alga (class Phaeophyceae), of the Family (biology), family Laminariaceae. It is known by the common names sugar kelp, sea belt, and Devil's apron, and is one of the species known to Japanese cuisine as kombu. I ...
''.
[Helgi Hallgrímsson & Guðríður Gyða Eyjólfsdóttir (2004)]
''Íslenskt sveppatal I - smásveppir'' [Checklist of Icelandic Fungi I - Microfungi
Fjölrit Náttúrufræðistofnunar. Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History]. ISSN 1027-832X
References
External links
Index Fungorum
Phyllachorales
Monotypic Sordariomycetes genera
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