Zwackhiomacromyces
| Zwackhiomacromyces | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Collemopsidiales |
| Family: | Xanthopyreniaceae |
| Genus: | Zwackhiomacromyces Etayo & van den Boom |
| Type species | |
| Zwackhiomacromyces constrictocarpus Etayo & van den Boom (2014) | |
| Species | |
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Z. constrictocarpus | |
Zwackhiomacromyces is a genus of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) fungi in the family Xanthopyreniaceae. It has two species. The genus is distinguished by its black, pear-shaped fruiting bodies (perithecia) with large, nipple-shaped ostioles that have a granular surface, and a dark, multi-layered wall made up of hyphal cells forming a pseudoparenchymatous structure. The genus is closely related to the similarly named genus Zwackhiomyces.