Epibryon
| Epibryon | |
|---|---|
| Epibryon casaresii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Chaetothyriales |
| Family: | Epibryaceae S.Stenroos & Gueidan (2014) |
| Genus: | Epibryon Döbbeler (1978) |
| Type species | |
| Epibryon plagiochilae (Gonz.Frag.) Döbbeler (1978) | |
Epibryon is a genus of fungi, and the sole genus in the monogeneric family Epibryaceae. It has about 40 species. Many of the species grow parasitically on bryophytes. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Peter Döbbeler in 1978; the family by Soili Stenroos and Cécile Gueidan in 2014.