Genus

Rhytisma (Tar spot fungi)

Rhytisma punctatum. Photo: (c) Susan Elliott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Rhytisma is a genus of fungi in the Rhytismataceae family commonly known as ‘tar spot’. There are about 18 species, which live parasitically in the leaves of deciduous trees.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Ascomycota (Ascomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Pezizomycotina (Higher ascomycetes)
      - Class: Leotiomycetes
        Order: Rhytismatales
        Family: Rhytismataceae
        Genus: Rhytisma (Tar spot fungi)
        Species: Rhytisma punctatum (Speckled tar spot)
        Species: Rhytisma arbuti
        Species: Melasmia menziesiae

Subtaxa

Species: Rhytisma punctatum (Speckled tar spot)

Species: Rhytisma arbuti

Species: Melasmia menziesiae

Genus

Rhytisma (Tar spot fungi)

Subtaxa

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