Coccodiniaceae

The Coccodiniaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Lecanoromycetes.[1] First described in 1918 by Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel as "Coccodiniaceen" (an invalid naming according to the rules of fungal taxonomy), the family was renamed by O.E. Eriksson in 1981.[2] Species in the family have a widespread distribution and typically grow epiphytically or biotrophically on leaves and stems.[3]

Coccodiniaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Phylum:
Ascomycota
Class:
Lecanoromycetes
Order:
Incertae sedis
Family:
Coccodiniaceae

Höhn. ex O.E. Erikss.
Type genus
Coccodinium
A. Massal.
Genera

Coccodinium
Dennisiella
Limacinula

References
  1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  2. Eriksson OE. (1981). "The families of bitunicate Ascomycetes". Opera Botanica. 60: 1–209.
  3. Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.


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