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| Melanomma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Dothideomycetes |
| Order: | Pleosporales |
| Family: | Melanommataceae |
| Genus: | Melanomma Nitschke ex Fuckel (1870) |
| Type species | |
| Melanomma pulvis-pyrius (Pers.) Fuckel (1870)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Melanomma is a genus of fungi in the family Melanommataceae.[2] It probably evolved from a lichen ancestor, as it is closely related to many lichenized species of fungi.[3]