''Ascobolus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
fungi
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
in the
Ascobolaceae family. The genus has a widespread distribution, and contains an estimated 61 species, most of which are
coprophilous.
[ The genus was circumscribed by ]Christian Hendrik Persoon
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (31 December 1761 – 16 November 1836) was a Cape Colony mycologist who is recognized as one of the founders of mycology, mycological Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy.
Early life
Persoon was born in Cape Colony at ...
in 1796.[
]
Species
Species include:
*'' Ascobolus albidus''
*'' Ascobolus americanus''
*'' Ascobolus asininus''
*'' Ascobolus barbatus''
*'' Ascobolus behnitziensis''
*'' Ascobolus bistisii''
*''Ascobolus brantophilus
''Ascobolus brantophilus'' is a species of coprophilous fungus in the family Ascobolaceae. It grows on goose droppings.
''Ascobolus brantophilus'' mainly has an Arctic and Subarctic distribution. It described in 1989 from Greenland, Elles ...
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*'' Ascobolus brassicae''
*'' Ascobolus brunneus''
*'' Ascobolus calesco''
*'' Ascobolus carbonarius''
*'' Ascobolus carletonii''
*'' Ascobolus cervinus''
*'' Ascobolus ciliatus''
*'' Ascobolus crenulatus''
*'' Ascobolus crosslandii''
*'' Ascobolus dadei''
*''Ascobolus degluptus
''Ascobolus'' is a genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV clas ...
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*''Ascobolus denudatus
''Ascobolus denudatus'' is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Ascobolaceae.
This is an uncommon European species appearing as tiny yellow discs up to 1 mm across on rotting straw. It can be encountered at any time of ...
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*''Ascobolus egyptiacus
''Ascobolus'' is a genus of fungi in the Ascobolaceae family. The genus has a widespread distribution, and contains an estimated 61 species, most of which are coprophilous fungi, coprophilous. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Pers ...
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*'' Ascobolus elegans''
*'' Ascobolus epimyces''
*'' Ascobolus equinus''
*'' Ascobolus foliicola''
*'' Ascobolus geophilus''
*'' Ascobolus hansenii''
*'' Ascobolus hawaiiensis''
*'' Ascobolus immersus''
*'' Ascobolus leveillei''
*'' Ascobolus lignatilis''
*'' Ascobolus lineolatus''
*'' Ascobolus macrosporus''
*'' Ascobolus mancus''
*'' Ascobolus masseei''
*'' Ascobolus michaudii''
*'' Ascobolus minutus''
*'' Ascobolus perplexans''
*'' Ascobolus pezizoides''
*'' Ascobolus purpurascens''
*'' Ascobolus rhytidosporus''
*'' Ascobolus roseopurpurascens''
*'' Ascobolus sacchariferus''
*'' Ascobolus stercorarius''
*'' Ascobolus stictoideus''
*'' Ascobolus viridis''
*'' Ascobolus winteri''
References
External links
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Pezizales
Pezizales genera
{{Pezizomycetes-stub