Ceratophacidium
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Ceratophacidium is a genus
of fungi within the Rhytismataceae
family. This is a monotypic
genus, containing the single species Ceratophacidium aristosporum.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi within the Rhytismataceae
Rhytismataceae
The Rhytismataceae are a family of fungi in the Rhytismatales order. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi , the family contains 55 genera and 728 species.-Genera:...
family. This is a monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
genus, containing the single species Ceratophacidium aristosporum.