''Colonomyces'' is a genus of
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 family
Euceratomycetaceae
Euceratomycetaceae is a family of fungi in the order Laboulbeniales. These fungi, found mostly in temperate zones, tend to be parasitic or epibiotic on insect exoskeleton
An exoskeleton (from Greek ''éxō'' "outer" and ''skeletós'' "skele ...
.
A
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
genus, it contains the single species ''Colonomyces appendiculatus''.
References
External links
Index Fungorum
Laboulbeniomycetes
Monotypic Laboulbeniomycetes genera
{{ascomycota-stub