Coccomyces | |
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Coccomyces dentatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Subdivision: | Pezizomycotina |
Class: | Leotiomycetes |
Order: | Rhytismatales |
Family: | Rhytismataceae |
Genus: |
Coccomyces De Not. (1847) |
Type species | |
Coccomyces coronatus (Schumach.) De Not. (1859) |
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Synonyms | |
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.
A 2008 estimate placed 116 species in the genus. As of May 2015[update], Index Fungorum accepts 106 valid species in Coccomyces: