Ocotomyces
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Ocotomyces is a genus
of fungi in the Rhytismatales
order. The relationship of this taxon
to other taxa within the order
is unknown (incertae sedis
), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family
. This is a monotypic
genus, containing the single species Ocotomyces parasiticus.
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 Rhytismatales
Rhytismatales
The Rhytismatales are an order of the class Leotiomycetes within the phylum Ascomycota.- Genera incertae sedis :The following genera within the Rhytismatales have not been placed with any certainty into a family...
order. The relationship of this taxon
Taxon
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to other taxa within the order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
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 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...
. This is a monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
genus, containing the single species Ocotomyces parasiticus.