''Coprobolus'' is a fungal
genus
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in the family
Thelebolaceae
The Thelebolales are an order of the class Leotiomycetes within the division Ascomycota. It contains the single family Thelebolaceae, circumscribed in 1968 by Finnish mycologist Finn-Egil Eckblad.
Genera
The following 15 genera are included in ...
.
It is a
monotypic
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genus, containing the single species ''Coprobolus poculiformis''. It was first
described scientifically in 1970. ''C. poculiformis'' has
hyaline
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Histopathology
Hyaline cartilage is named after its glassy appearance on fresh gross pathology. On light microscopy of H&E stained slides, the extracellula ...
ellipsoid
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ascospores
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s and multispored
asci that split open at the
apex
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A-Bomb
Abomination
Absorbing Man
Abraxas
Abyss
Abyss is the name of two characters appearing in Ameri ...
. It was found on rabbit dung.
References
Monotypic Leotiomycetes genera
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