Rhytisma (fungus)

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.

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

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

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