Elasticomyces Zucconi & Selbmann, Stud. Mycol. 61: 11 (2008).

MycoBank number: MB 511296; Index Fungorum number: IF 511296; Facesoffungi number: FoF 07007; 1 morphological species (Species Fungorum 2020), 1 species with molecular data.

Type species – Elasticomyces elasticus Zucconi & Selbmann, Stud. Mycol. 61: 11 (2008).

Notes – Selbmann et al. (2008) introduced this hyphomycetous genus which occurs on the thallus of Usnea antarctica. Quaedvlieg et al. (2014) showed that Elasticomyces elasticus can be accommodated in Teratosphaeriaceae. See description and illustration in Selbmann et al. (2008) and Quaedvlieg et al. (2014).

Species

  • Elasticomyces elasticus