👉 Taphrospilus is a genus of fungi in the family Taphrospiliaceae, commonly known as the moss fungus or mossy spirochete. They are characterized by their ability to produce spores through a process called spore formation, which involves the release of spores from specialized structures on the surface of the host plant. This is distinct from other fungi that reproduce sexually, such as those in the family Ascomycota, which use sporophytes
