Illosporiopsis is a genus of fungi with one species, Illosporiopsis christiansenii, a fungus which parasitizes lichen. Illosporiopsis was described after DNA evidence showed that species previously ascribed to Hobsonia were unrelated.[1][2]
| Illosporiopsis | |
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| Illosporiopsis christiansenii (pink) parasitizing lichen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Hypocreaceae |
| Genus: | Illosporiopsis D.Hawksw. |
Taxonomy
editIllosporiopsis contains the following species:
References
edit- ^ a b "Genus Illosporiopsis". iNaturalist. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ a b Sikaroodi, Masoumeh; Lawrey, James D.; Hawksworth, David L.; Depriest, Paula T. (April 2001). "The phylogenetic position of selected lichenicolous fungi: Hobsonia, Illosporium, and Marchandiomyces". Mycological Research. 105 (4): 453–460. doi:10.1017/S0953756201003768.
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