Coelomycetes


Coelomycetes are a form-class of fungi, part of what has often been referred to as fungi imperfecti, Deuteromycota, or anamorphic fungi.
These are conidial fungi where the conidia form in a growing cavity in the host's tissue. The fruiting structures are spherical with an opening at the apex or are disc-shaped. The formation of conidia in a fruiting body separates this group from the hyphomycetes, who have "naked" conidia.
Franz Xaver [Rudolf von Höhnel], an Austrian bryologist, mycologist and algologist, was known for his contributions to the taxonomy of the Coelomycetes.

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