''Epiphegia'' is 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 "unisp ...

genus of

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

, that was originally placed in the family

Lophiostomataceae The Lophiostomataceae are a family (biology), family of fungi in the order (biology), order Pleosporales. Taxa have a widespread distribution, especially in temperate regions, and are saprobic or necrotrophic on herbaceous and woody stems. The f ...

. It only contains one known species, Epiphegia microcarpa that is currently placed as ''

incertae sedis or is a term used for a taxonomy (biology), 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, uncertainty ...

'' within the Dothideomycetes class. Former species include ''Epiphegia alni'' now ''Epiphegia microcarpa''.

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Index Fungorum
Enigmatic Dothideomycetes taxa {{Dothideomycetes-stub