Rhytisma
Tar-spot Fungus
Synonyms: Placuntium, Melanosorus, Pachyrhytisma, Stictostroma
CLASSIFICATION
Main Group: Fungus
Sublevel 1:
Dikarya
Sublevel 2:
Ascomycota
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Division:
Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Rhytismatales
Family: Rhytismataceae
Genus: Rhytisma
STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND
Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?:
No
BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY
Feeding Type:
Heterotroph
HABITAT
ASSOCIATED SPECIES
PHOTOS OF
Rhytisma
PHOTOS OF SPECIES ASSOCIATIONS