Scorias spongiosa

Scorias spongiosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Dothideomycetes
Order: Capnodiales
Family: Capnodiaceae
Genus: Scorias
Species:
S. spongiosa
Binomial name
Scorias spongiosa

Scorias spongiosa is a sooty mold fungus that grows on aphid honeydew. It is a member of the Capnodiaceae family of ascomycete fungi. It is found only on American beech trees, Fagus grandifolia.