Fungalpedia – Note 2543, Mimeomyces
Mimeomyces. Thaxt.
Citation when using this data: Boonmee S et al. 2021 – Fungalpedia.
Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank, Fig 1
Classification: Laboulbeniaceae, Laboulbeniales, Laboulbeniomycetidae, Laboulbeniomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi
Notes: Most of the 16 species recognized at present in this genus were described as Corethromyces Thaxt. or Sphaleromyces Thaxt. One species made the move in both directions: Corethromyces bicolor Thaxt. was first transferred to Mimeomyces (Tavares 1985), but was later brought back to Corethromyces (Weir and Hughes 2002). Only two of the species described so far were reported outside the American continent. No DNA sequence is available for any of the species in Mimeomyces.
Type species: Mimeomyces decipiens Thaxt., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 48: 163 (1912).
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Mimeomyces.
Figure 1 – Mimeomyces digitatus (FI WR3388, holotype). a, b Thalli from the type slide. Scale bars: a, b = 100 μm.
References
Tavares II 1985 – Laboulbeniales (Fungi, Ascomycetes). Mycol Mem 9:1–627.
Entry by
Saranyaphat Boonmee, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand, School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
Published online 6 June 2026