Coccomyces

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Coccomyces
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Coccomyces dentatus
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Rhytismatales
Family: Rhytismataceae
Genus: Coccomyces
De Not. (1847)
Type species
Coccomyces coronatus
(Schumach.) De Not. (1859)
Synonyms [1]

Coccomyces is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Rhytismataceae. [2]

Contents

The ascocarps of Coccomyces species form within the epidermal layer of a plant host. Many species are foliicolous, meaning they grow on leaves. [3]

In the Pacific Northwest, common hosts for Coccomyces species are plants in the family Ericaceae. [4]

Species

This genus includes, but is not limited to the following species:

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Coccomyces coronatus

Habitat and ecology

Coccomyces are often found in places with dry climates, or in microclimates that do not experience frequent alternate wetting and drying. The majority of species fruit on recently dead plant material.

Most species exhibit host specificity, however the preference is moreso related to leaf texture and ecology than to the taxonomy of the host itself. [7] . Coccomyces are unusual in the Rhytismataceae in that they are relatively rare on monocotyledons. [7] Three species have been described on conifer needles. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Synonymy: Coccomyces De Not". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  3. ↑ P. R. Johnson (1986). "Rhytismataceae in New Zealand 1. Some foliicolous species of Coccomyces de Notaris and Propolis (Fries) Corda" (PDF). New Zealand Journal of Botany. 24: 89–124. doi:10.1080/0028825x.1986.10409723.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ Gibson, Ian (2020). "E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia". E-Flora BC. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  5. ↑ Li Q, Chen Y-X, Zheng C-T, Lu D-D, Lin Y-R (2015). "Coccomyces neolitseae sp. nov. from Zhangjiajie, China". Mycotaxon. 130: 289–293. doi: 10.5248/130.289 .
  6. ↑ Xu Y-F, Wu Y, Meng Y-Q, Wang S-J, Lin Y-R (2015). "Coccomyces prominens sp. nov. (Rhytismataceae) on Rhododendron coeloneurum in China". Mycotaxon. 130: 73–77. doi: 10.5248/130.73 .
  7. 1 2 Farlow Reference Library and Herbarium (1969). "Occasional papers of the Farlow Herbarium of Cryptogamic Botany". Farlow Reference Library and Herbarium. Harvard University, Farlow Herbarium of Cryptogamic Botany.
  8. ↑ Lv, Tu; Hou, Cheng-Lin (1 February 2019). "A new species of Coccomyces on Cunninghamia lanceolata and its phylogenetic placement based on multi-gene analysis". Phytotaxa. 391 (2): 108–114. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.391.2.3. ISSN   1179-3163.


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