Coccomyces Explained

Coccomyces is a genus of fungi in the family Rhytismataceae.

The ascocarps of Coccomyces species form within the epidermal layer of a plant host. Many species are foliicolous.^[1]

Species

See main article: List of Coccomyces species.

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

• Coccomyces clavatus
• Coccomyces dentatus
• Coccomyces neolitseae – China
• Coccomyces prominens – China

Notes and References

1. P. R. Johnson . Rhytismataceae in New Zealand 1. Some foliicolous species of Coccomyces de Notaris and Propolis (Fries) Corda . 24 . 89–124 . 1986 . New Zealand Journal of Botany . 10.1080/0028825x.1986.10409723 .