 The specific epithet "flagelliformis" (from the Latin "flagellum" "whip" and "forma" "shape") refers to the "whip-like" form of the conidium.The apothecia of "Coccomyces dentatus" are distributed in bleached spots that are bounded by a black lines inside the outer cell layer of the leaf (intraepidermal).The black lines—often referred to as "zone lines"—are the result of an antagonistic interactions between individuals of different genotypes that colonize the leaf surface.