Rhytisma

Rhytisma
	Rhytisma acerinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Subdivision:	Pezizomycotina
Class:	Leotiomycetes
Order:	Rhytismatales
Family:	Rhytismataceae
Genus:	Rhytisma; Fr. (1818)
Type species
	Rhytisma acerinum; (Pers.) Fr. (1818)

Rhytisma is a genus of fungi in the Rhytismataceae family^[1] commonly known as 'tar spot'. There are about 18 species,^[2] which live parasitically in the leaves of deciduous trees.

Species

Rhytisma acerinum
Rhytisma americanum
Rhytisma andromedae
Rhytisma anhuiense
Rhytisma asteris
Rhytisma decolorans
Rhytisma eucalypti
Rhytisma himalense
Rhytisma huangshanense
Rhytisma ilicis-canadensis
Rhytisma ilicis-integrae
Rhytisma ilicis-latifoliae
Rhytisma ilicis-pedunculosae
Rhytisma itatiaiae
Rhytisma lagerstroemiae
Rhytisma panamense
Rhytisma prini
Rhytisma priscum
Rhytisma punctatum
Rhytisma salicinum
Rhytisma ulmi
Rhytisma umbonatum
Rhytisma velatum
Rhytisma vitis
Rhytisma yuexiense

References

^ Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58.
^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 602. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

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[OoA-1] Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58.

[Kirk2008-2] Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 602. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.