Coccomyces
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| Coccomyces | |
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| Coccomyces dentatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Rhytismatales |
| Family: | Rhytismataceae |
| Genus: | Coccomyces De Not. (1847) |
| Type species | |
| Coccomyces coronatus (Schumach.) De Not. (1859) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Coccomyces is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Rhytismataceae.[2]
The ascocarps of Coccomyces species form within the epidermal layer of a plant host. Many species are foliicolous, meaning they grow on leaves.[3]
In the Pacific Northwest, common hosts for Coccomyces species are plants in the family Ericaceae.[4]
