Cercidospora melanophthalmae

Cercidospora melanophthalmae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Dothideales
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Cercidospora
Species:
C. melanophthalmae
Binomial name
Cercidospora melanophthalmae
Nav.-Ros., Calat. & Hafellner (2013)

Cercidospora melanophthalmae is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the genus Cercidospora but it has not been assigned to a family.[1] It was first discovered in Catalonia growing on Rhizoplaca melanophthalma but has since been found around Europe, Asia, Africa and in Greenland, always on the same host species.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Cercidospora melanophthalmae Nav.-Ros., Calat. & Hafellner". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Calatayud, V; Navarro-Rosinés, P; Hafellner, J (2013). "Contributions to a revision of Cercidospora (Dothideales), 2: Species on Lecanora s. l., Rhizoplaca and Squamarina". Mycosphere. 4 (3): 539–557. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/4/3/8.