Ceratomyces Thaxt.

Santamaria, Sergi & Pedersen, Jan, 2021, Laboulbeniomycetes (Fungi, Ascomycota) of Denmark, European Journal of Taxonomy 781, pp. 1-425 : 28-29

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2021.781.1583
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5835053
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scientific name	Ceratomyces Thaxt.
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Genus Ceratomyces Thaxt. View in CoL View at ENA

MB#891

Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 27: 34 ( Thaxter 1892). –

Type species: C. mirabilis Thaxt. View in CoL

Brief description

Monoecious. Primary or lower receptacle (below cells VI and VI’) consisting of 2–4(–5) superposed cells. Secondary stalk cell (VII) intercalary in the main axis of the thallus. Perithecial outer wall consisting of four vertical rows, each with many cells of similar length; two vertical rows of flattened cells alternating with two vertical rows of narrow elongated cells. Simple horns on perithecium.

Remarks

The genus consists of 21 species. The most recently described species is C. pyrenaeus (Santamaria 1999) , which is the only one known in Europe.