Ceratosphaeria
Encyclopedia
Ceratosphaeria is a genus
of fungi in the Sordariomycetes
class (subclass Sordariomycetidae
) of the Ascomycota
. The relationship of this taxon
to other taxa within the class
is unknown (incertae sedis
), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any order
or family
. The widespread genus contains 11 species.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi in the Sordariomycetes
Sordariomycetes
The Sordariomycetes are a class of fungi in the subdivision Pezizomycotina , consisting of 15 orders, 64 families, 1119 genera, and 10564 species.Sordariomycetes generally produce their asci in perithecial fruiting bodies....
class (subclass Sordariomycetidae
Sordariomycetidae
Sordariomycetidae is a subclass of sac fungi....
) of the Ascomycota
Ascomycota
The Ascomycota are a Division/Phylum of the kingdom Fungi, and subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the Sac fungi. They are the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species...
. The relationship of this taxon
Taxon
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to other taxa within the class
Class (biology)
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is unknown (incertae sedis
Incertae sedis
, is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...
), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any order
Order (biology)
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or family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
. The widespread genus contains 11 species.