Coelomycetes are a form-class of

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, part of what has often been referred to as fungi imperfecti, Deuteromycota, or anamorphic fungi. These are conidial fungi where the

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form in a growing cavity in the

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's tissue. The fruiting structures are spherical with an opening at the apex (

pycnidia A pycnidium (plural pycnidia) is an asexual fruiting body produced by mitosporic fungi, for instance in the order Sphaeropsidales ( Deuteromycota, Coelomycetes) or order Pleosporales (Ascomycota, Dothideomycetes). It is often spherical or inve ...

) or are disc-shaped ( acervuli). The formation of conidia in a fruiting body separates this group from the hyphomycetes, who have "naked" conidia.

Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel (24 September 1852 – 11 November 1920) was an Austrian bryologist, mycologist, and algologist, brother of explorer Ludwig von Höhnel (1857–1942).Ronald E. Coons and Pascal James Imperato, eds. ''Over La ...

(1852–1920), an Austrian bryologist, mycologist and algologist, was known for his contributions to the taxonomy of the Coelomycetes.

Orders

* Melanconiales (producing spores in acervuli) * Sphaeropsidales (producing spores in

)

References

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