Rhymbocarpus
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| Rhymbocarpus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Cyttariales |
| Family: | Cordieritidaceae |
| Genus: | Rhymbocarpus Zopf (1896) |
| Type species | |
| Rhymbocarpus punctiformis Zopf (1896) | |
Rhymbocarpus is a genus of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungi in the family Cordieritidaceae. It has 10 species.[1] The genus was circumscribed by German mycologist Friedrich Wilhelm Zopf in 1896, with Rhymbocarpus punctiformis assigned as the type species.[2]