Tolyposporium
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| Tolyposporium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Ustilaginomycetes |
| Order: | Ustilaginales |
| Family: | Anthracoideaceae |
| Genus: | Tolyposporium Woronin ex J. Schröt.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Tolyposporium junci (J. Schröt.) Woronin ex J. Schröt. | |
Tolyposporium is a genus of fungi belonging to the family Anthracoideaceae.[2]
The genus was described and named as Sorosporium junci by J. Schröt. in 1870, then it was republished as Tolyposporium in 1887 by Woronin ex J.Schröt.[3][2]
It was originally found on Juncus bufonius in Serbia.[4]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.[5]