Maximum likelihood tree showing phylogenetic position of Chionosphaera apobasidialis (Chiap1)
Chionosphaera apobasidialis is a lichenicolous fungus (it parasitises lichens). It belongs to the subphylum Pucciniomycotina. Phylogenetic results place Chionosphaera in the Agaricostilbomycetidae. Chionosphaera apobasidialis was sequenced as part of the 1000 Fungal Genomes Project.
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