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| Colpoma quercinum | |
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| Genus: | Colpoma Wallr. |
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| Colpoma quercinum (Pers.) Wallr. | |
Colpoma is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family. [1] The genus contains 14 species. [2]
A sporangium ; pl.: sporangia) is an enclosure in which spores are formed. It can be composed of a single cell or can be multicellular. Virtually all plants, fungi, and many other groups form sporangia at some point in their life cycle. Sporangia can produce spores by mitosis, but in land plants and many fungi, sporangia produce genetically distinct haploid spores by meiosis.
The Rhytismataceae are a family of fungi in the Rhytismatales order. It contains 55 genera and 728 species.
Bifusella is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family. The genus contains 10 species.
Canavirgella is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Canavirgella banfieldii.
Cerion is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family. The genus contains two species.
Coccomyces is a genus of fungi in the family Rhytismataceae.
Davisomycella is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family. The genus contains 10 species.
Elytroderma is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family. The genus contains two species.
Hypohelion is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family. The genus contains two species.
Isthmiella is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family. The genus contains four species.
Lophodermella is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family. The genus contains nine species.
Lophomerum is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family. The genus contains six species.
Marthamyces is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family. The genus contains nine species.
Parvacoccum is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Parvacoccum pini.
Pureke is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Pureke zelandicum.
Soleella is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family. The genus contains four species.
Therrya is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family.
Virgella is a genus of fungi within the Rhytismataceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Virgella robusta.
Zeus is a fungal genus within the family Rhytismataceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Zeus olympius, originally discovered in 1987 on Mount Olympus in Greece. Fruit bodies are yellow discs that grow in the decaying wood of Bosnian pine trees.
Coccomyces dentatus is a species of fungus in the family Rhytismataceae. A widespread species, particularly in temperate areas, it colonizes the dead fallen leaves of vascular plants, particularly oak and chestnut. The fungus apothecia, which form in the epidermal layer of the leaf host, resemble dark hexagonal spots scattered on a multi-colored mosaic pattern bounded by thin black lines. When mature, the apothecia open by triangular flaps to release spores. The anamorph form of C. dentatus is Tricladiopsis flagelliformis. Lookalike species can be distinguished by the shape of the apothecia, or by microscopic characteristics.