| Ceratomyces | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Laboulbeniomycetes |
| Order: | Laboulbeniales |
| Family: | Ceratomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Ceratomyces Thaxt. |
| Type species | |
| Ceratomyces mirabilis Thaxt. | |
Ceratomyces is a genus of fungi in the family Ceratomycetaceae. [1] There are approximately 20 identified species for this genus, with most species occurring on Tropisternus (Hydrophilidae, Coleoptera) from America. [2] According to Tavares and Shen et al. [3] The genus is characterized by a receptacle of usually 3–4 cells, outer wall cells flattened in alternate vertical rows, other 2 rows with subequal or conspicuously longer and narrower cells, rows usually appearing 3 across, wall cell tiers usually 20 or more (rarely as few as 13), and a perithecium with a slender subterminal or terminal horn (usually multicellular) on only one side.
