''Cercidospora'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

fungi A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...

in the class

Dothideomycetes Dothideomycetes is the largest and most diverse class of ascomycete fungi. It comprises 11 orders 90 families, 1300 genera and over 19,000 known species. Traditionally, most of its members were included in the loculoascomycetes, which is not p ...

. The relationship of this

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to other taxa within the class is unknown (''

incertae sedis ' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertain ...

''). The genus was first described by

Gustav Wilhelm Körber Gustav Wilhelm Körber (10 January 1817, Hirschberg – 27 January 1885, Breslau) was a German lichenologist. He studied natural sciences in Breslau and Berlin, obtaining his PhD in 1839 with the thesis ''De gonidiis lichenum''. After graduati ...

in 1865; it is

synonymous A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...

with the name ''Prolisea'' described by Frederick Edward Clements in 1931.

Species

The genus contains 36 accepted species: * ''

Cercidospora alpina ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungus, fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synon ...

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Cercidospora anomala ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymo ...

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Cercidospora arthroraphidicola ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora barrenoana ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora cecidiiformans ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora cladoniicola ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora crozalsiana ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymo ...

'' * '' Cercidospora decolorella'' * ''

Cercidospora epicarphinea ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora epipolytropa ''Cercidospora epipolytropa'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the genus ''Cercidospora'' but it has not been assigned to a family. It is known to parasitise Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organis ...

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Cercidospora epithamnolia ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymo ...

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Cercidospora exiguella ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora galligena ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora harknessii ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora hypotrachynicola ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora lecidomae ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora lobothalliae ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora macrospora ''Cercidospora macrospora'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the genus '' Cercidospora'' but it has not been assigned to a family. It is known from the northern hemisphere. Known host species include lichen of the genus ''Lecanora ''L ...

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Cercidospora melanophthalmae ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora ochrolechiae ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (''incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora parva ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora punctilla ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora punctillata ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora rinodinae ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora santessonii ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymo ...

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Cercidospora solearispora ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora soror ''Cercidospora soror'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the genus '' Cercidospora'' but it has not been assigned to a family. It was discovered growing on '' Arthrorhaphis citrinella'' in Austria but has since then also been reported from ...

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Cercidospora stenotropae ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymo ...

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Cercidospora stereocaulorum ''Cercidospora stereocaulorum'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the genus ''Cercidospora'' but it has not been assigned to a family. It is known to parasitise lichens of the genus ''Stereocaulon''. Similar species Cercidospora stereoca ...

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Cercidospora thamnogalloides ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymo ...

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Cercidospora thamnoliae ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora thamnoliicola ''Cercidospora thamnoliicola'' is a species of lichenicolous fungus in the genus '' Cercidospora'' but it has not been assigned to a family. It is known to parasitise the lichen ''Thamnolia vermicularis ''Thamnolia'' is a genus of lichens in ...

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Cercidospora trypetheliza ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora verrucosaria ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora werneri ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymous ...

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Cercidospora xanthoriae ''Cercidospora'' is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown ('' incertae sedis''). The genus was first described by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1865; it is synonymo ...

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Species

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