Cephaleuros
| Cephaleuros | |
|---|---|
| Infestation of Cephaleuros virescens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Clade: | Viridiplantae |
| Division: | Chlorophyta |
| Class: | Ulvophyceae |
| Order: | Trentepohliales |
| Family: | Trentepohliaceae |
| Genus: | Cephaleuros Kunze, 1827 ex Fries, 1832: 327 |
| Type species | |
| Cephaleuros virescens Kunze ex E.M.Fries | |
Cephaleuros is a genus of thalloid green algae comprising approximately 14 species. Its common name is red rust. Cephaleuros species are parasitic algae which grow within vascular plants, typically within the subtropics or tropics.