Pontogeneia Kohlm., Bot. Jb. 96(1–4): 201 (1975)

MycoBank number: MB 4335; Index Fungorum number: IF 4335; Facesoffungi number: FoF 02115; 8 morphological species (Wijayawardene et al. 2017a; Species Fungorum 2020), 2 species with sequence data.

Type speciesPontogeneia padinae Kohlm.

NotesPontogeneia was introduced by Kohlmeyer (1975) to include five perithecial ascomycetes parasitizing marine algae, belonging to the Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta or Rhodophyta (Kohlmeyer & Kohlmeyer 1979, Kohlmeyer & Demoulin 1981, Momota & Nakaoka 2017).

Species

  • Pontogeneia padinae