Biology:Coccomyces
Coccomyces is a genus of ascomycete fungi in the family Rhytismataceae.[1]
The ascocarps of Coccomyces species form within the epidermal layer of a plant host. Many species are foliicolous, meaning they grow on leaves.[2]
In the Pacific Northwest, common hosts for Coccomyces species are plants in the family Ericaceae.[3]
Species
This genus includes, but is not limited to the following species:
- Coccomyces clavatus
- Coccomyces dentatus
- Coccomyces neolitseae – China[4]
- Coccomyces prominens – China[5]
Habitat and ecology
Coccomyces are often found in places with dry climates, or in microclimates that do not experience frequent alternate wetting and drying. The majority of species fruit on recently dead plant material.
Most species exhibit host specificity, however the preference is moreso related to leaf texture and ecology than to the taxonomy of the host itself.[6]. Coccomyces are unusual in the Rhytismataceae in that they are relatively rare on monocotyledons.[6] Three species have been described on conifer needles.[7]
References
- ↑ "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet (Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany) 13: 1–58. December 2007. http://archive.fieldmuseum.org/myconet/outline.asp. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
- ↑ P. R. Johnson (1986). "Rhytismataceae in New Zealand 1. Some foliicolous species of Coccomyces de Notaris and Propolis (Fries) Corda". New Zealand Journal of Botany 24 (1): 89–124. doi:10.1080/0028825x.1986.10409723. Bibcode: 1986NZJB...24...89J. http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/media/publications-journals-nzjb-1986-005.pdf.
- ↑ Gibson, Ian (2020). "E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia". https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Coccomyces%20dentatus.
- ↑ "Coccomyces neolitseae sp. nov. from Zhangjiajie, China". Mycotaxon 130: 289–293. 2015. doi:10.5248/130.289.
- ↑ "Coccomyces prominens sp. nov. (Rhytismataceae) on Rhododendron coeloneurum in China". Mycotaxon 130: 73–77. 2015. doi:10.5248/130.73.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sherwood, Martha A. (1980). "Taxonomic studies in the phacidiales: the genus Coccomyces (rhytismataceae)". Occasional Papers of the Farlow Herbarium of Cryptogamic Botany (Harvard University, Farlow Herbarium of Cryptogamic Botany) (15): 1–120. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/31888.
- ↑ Lv, Tu; Hou, Cheng-Lin (2019-02-01). "A new species of Coccomyces on Cunninghamia lanceolata and its phylogenetic placement based on multi-gene analysis" (in en). Phytotaxa 391 (2): 108–114. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.391.2.3. ISSN 1179-3163. Bibcode: 2019Phytx.391..108L. https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.391.2.3.
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