Illosporiopsis

Illosporiopsis
Illosporiopsis christiansenii (pink) parasitizing lichen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Hypocreales
Family:	Hypocreaceae
Genus:	Illosporiopsis D.Hawksw.

Illosporiopsis is a genus of fungi with one species, Illosporiopsis christiansenii , a fungus which parasitizes lichen. Illosporiopsis was described after DNA evidence showed that species previously ascribed to Hobsonia were unrelated. ^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy

Illosporiopsis contains the following species:

• Illosporiopsis christiansenii ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. "Genus Illosporiopsis". iNaturalist. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
2. Sikaroodi, Masoumeh; Lawrey, James D.; Hawksworth, David L.; Depriest, Paula T. (April 2001). "The phylogenetic position of selected lichenicolous fungi: Hobsonia, Illosporium, and Marchandiomyces" . Mycological Research. 105 (4): 453–460. doi:10.1017/S0953756201003768.