Illosporiopsis Explained

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Genus Illosporiopsis . 27 January 2024 . iNaturalist . en-US.
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 . en . 105 . 4 . 453–460 . 10.1017/S0953756201003768.