''Aleuria'' is a genus of cup
fungi within the phylum
Ascomycota
Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The def ...
. The best known species is
Orange peel fungus
''Aleuria aurantia'' (orange peel fungus) is a widespread ascomycete fungus in the order Pezizales. The brilliant orange, cup-shaped ascocarps often resemble orange peels strewn on the ground, giving this species its common name.
Taxonomy
Chris ...
, ''A. aurantia''.
''Aleuria'' species are
saprobes.
Description
*This genus is distinguished by the lack of gills, and
epigeous nature.
*The
ascospores are distinctly
reticulate.
*Species are typically (but not always) bright in color.
*
ascocarp
An ascocarp, or ascoma (), is the fruiting body ( sporocarp) of an ascomycete phylum fungus. It consists of very tightly interwoven hyphae and millions of embedded asci, each of which typically contains four to eight ascospores. Ascocarps are m ...
s are typically over 1 cm in diameter.
Species
*''
Aleuria alpina
''Aleuria'' is a genus of cup fungi within the phylum Ascomycota. The best known species is Aleuria aurantia, Orange peel fungus, ''A. aurantia''.
''Aleuria'' species are saprobes.
Description
*This genus is distinguished by the lack of gills, ...
''
*''
Aleuria amplissima''
*''
Aleuria applanata''
*''
Aleuria ascophanoides''
*''
Aleuria aurantia''
*''
Aleuria balfour-browneae''
*''
Aleuria boudieri
''Aleuria'' is a genus of cup fungi within the phylum Ascomycota. The best known species is Orange peel fungus, ''A. aurantia''.
''Aleuria'' species are saprobes.
Description
*This genus is distinguished by the lack of gills, and epigeous na ...
''
*''
Aleuria carbonicola''
*''
Aleuria cestrica
''Aleuria'' is a genus of cup fungi within the phylum Ascomycota. The best known species is Orange peel fungus, ''A. aurantia''.
''Aleuria'' species are saprobes.
Description
*This genus is distinguished by the lack of gills, and epigeous natu ...
''
*''
Aleuria crassa''
*''
Aleuria crassiuscula''
*''
Aleuria crucibulum''
*''
Aleuria dalhousiensis
''Aleuria'' is a genus of cup fungi within the phylum Ascomycota. The best known species is Orange peel fungus, ''A. aurantia''.
''Aleuria'' species are saprobes.
Description
*This genus is distinguished by the lack of gills, and epigeous natu ...
''
*''
Aleuria exigua
''Aleuria'' is a genus of cup fungi within the phylum Ascomycota. The best known species is Orange peel fungus, ''A. aurantia''.
''Aleuria'' species are saprobes.
Description
*This genus is distinguished by the lack of gills, and epigeous natu ...
''
*''
Aleuria gigantea
''Aleuria'' is a genus of cup fungi within the phylum Ascomycota. The best known species is Orange peel fungus, ''A. aurantia''.
''Aleuria'' species are saprobes.
Description
*This genus is distinguished by the lack of gills, and epigeous natu ...
''
*''
Aleuria gonnermannii
''Aleuria'' is a genus of cup fungi within the phylum Ascomycota. The best known species is Orange peel fungus, ''A. aurantia''.
''Aleuria'' species are saprobes.
Description
*This genus is distinguished by the lack of gills, and epigeous natu ...
''
*''
Aleuria ingrica
''Aleuria'' is a genus of cup fungi within the phylum Ascomycota. The best known species is Orange peel fungus, ''A. aurantia''.
''Aleuria'' species are saprobes.
Description
*This genus is distinguished by the lack of gills, and epigeous natu ...
''
*''
Aleuria isochroa
''Aleuria'' is a genus of cup fungi within the phylum Ascomycota. The best known species is Orange peel fungus, ''A. aurantia''.
''Aleuria'' species are saprobes.
Description
*This genus is distinguished by the lack of gills, and epigeous natu ...
''
*''
Aleuria latispora
''Aleuria'' is a genus of cup fungi within the phylum Ascomycota. The best known species is Orange peel fungus, ''A. aurantia''.
''Aleuria'' species are saprobes.
Description
*This genus is distinguished by the lack of gills, and epigeous natu ...
''
*''
Aleuria lloydiana
''Aleuria'' is a genus of cup fungi within the phylum Ascomycota. The best known species is Orange peel fungus, ''A. aurantia''.
''Aleuria'' species are saprobes.
Description
*This genus is distinguished by the lack of gills, and epigeous natu ...
''
*''
Aleuria luteonitens
''Aleuria'' is a genus of cup fungi within the phylum Ascomycota. The best known species is Orange peel fungus, ''A. aurantia''.
''Aleuria'' species are saprobes.
Description
*This genus is distinguished by the lack of gills, and epigeous natu ...
''
*''
Aleuria marchica
''Aleuria'' is a genus of cup fungi within the phylum Ascomycota. The best known species is Orange peel fungus, ''A. aurantia''.
''Aleuria'' species are saprobes.
Description
*This genus is distinguished by the lack of gills, and epigeous natu ...
''
*''
Aleuria medogensis
''Aleuria'' is a genus of cup fungi within the phylum Ascomycota. The best known species is Orange peel fungus, ''A. aurantia''.
''Aleuria'' species are saprobes.
Description
*This genus is distinguished by the lack of gills, and epigeous natu ...
''
*''
Aleuria mellea
''Aleuria'' is a genus of cup fungi within the phylum Ascomycota. The best known species is Orange peel fungus, ''A. aurantia''.
''Aleuria'' species are saprobes.
Description
*This genus is distinguished by the lack of gills, and epigeous na ...
''
*''
Aleuria membranacea''
*''
Aleuria mespiliformis''
*''
Aleuria michiganensis''
*''
Aleuria murreana''
*''
Aleuria nemorosa''
*''
Aleuria nucalis''
*''
Aleuria ollula''
*''
Aleuria pectinospora
''Aleuria'' is a genus of cup fungi within the phylum Ascomycota. The best known species is Orange peel fungus, ''A. aurantia''.
''Aleuria'' species are saprobes.
Description
*This genus is distinguished by the lack of gills, and epigeous na ...
''
*''
Aleuria phaeospora''
*''
Aleuria reperta''
*''
Aleuria riparia
''Aleuria'' is a genus of cup fungi within the phylum Ascomycota. The best known species is Orange peel fungus, ''A. aurantia''.
''Aleuria'' species are saprobes.
Description
*This genus is distinguished by the lack of gills, and epigeous na ...
''
*''
Aleuria saccardoi''
*''
Aleuria splendens''
*''
Aleuria sylvestris''
*''
Aleuria tectipus''
*''
Aleuria tuberculosa
''Aleuria'' is a genus of cup fungi within the phylum Ascomycota. The best known species is Orange peel fungus, ''A. aurantia''.
''Aleuria'' species are saprobes.
Description
*This genus is distinguished by the lack of gills, and epigeous na ...
''
References
*C.J. Alexopolous, Charles W. Mims, M. Blackwell et al., ''Introductory Mycology, 4th ed.'' (John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken NJ, 2004)
Pyronemataceae
Pezizales genera
Taxa named by Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel
Taxa described in 1870
{{Pezizomycetes-stub