Illosporiopsis
Appearance
Illosporiopsis | |
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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
[edit]Illosporiopsis contains the following species:
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Genus Illosporiopsis". iNaturalist. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ a b 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.