''Ascobolus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
fungi
A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...
in the
Ascobolaceae
The Ascobolaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pezizales. A 2008 estimate places 6 genera and 129 species in the family.
Description
Most fruiting bodies of the disk-like ascobolaceae examined, are round and without conidium. All members of ...
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 (1 February 1761 – 16 November 1836) was a German mycologist who made additions to Linnaeus' mushroom taxonomy.
Early life
Persoon was born in South Africa at the Cape of Good Hope, the third child of an i ...
in 1796.[
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Species
Species include:
*''Ascobolus albidus
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*'' Ascobolus americanus''
*''Ascobolus asininus
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*'' Ascobolus barbatus''
*''Ascobolus behnitziensis
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus bistisii
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*''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, Ellesmere I ...
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*''Ascobolus brassicae
''Ascobolus brassicae'' is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Ascobolaceae.
This is a European species appearing as tiny off-white (later turning purple) discs, with toothed edges, up to 1 mm across on animal dung, espe ...
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*''Ascobolus brunneus
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus calesco
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus carbonarius
''Ascobolus carbonarius'' is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Ascobolaceae.
This is a Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and ...
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*''Ascobolus carletonii
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus cervinus
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus ciliatus
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus crenulatus
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus crosslandii
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus dadei
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus degluptus
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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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
Straw is an agricultural bypro ...
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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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*'' Ascobolus elegans''
*''Ascobolus epimyces
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus equinus
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus foliicola
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus geophilus
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus hansenii
''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 hawaiiensis
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus immersus
''Ascobolus immersus'' is a species of fungi belonging to the family Ascobolaceae.
It has cosmopolitan distribution. It is known to be coprophilous, growing on the dung of geese, sheep and cattle
Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, dome ...
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*'' Ascobolus leveillei''
*''Ascobolus lignatilis
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus lineolatus
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*'' Ascobolus macrosporus''
*''Ascobolus mancus
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus masseei
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*'' Ascobolus michaudii''
*''Ascobolus minutus
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus perplexans
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus pezizoides
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*'' Ascobolus purpurascens''
*'' Ascobolus rhytidosporus''
*''Ascobolus roseopurpurascens
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*'' Ascobolus sacchariferus''
*''Ascobolus stercorarius
''Ascobolus stercorarius'' is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Ascobolaceae.
This is a European species appearing as yellowish discs, turning brown at maturity, up to 5 mm across on animal dung, especially cow
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*''Ascobolus stictoideus
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus viridis
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus winteri
''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. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
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References
External links
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Pezizales
Pezizales genera
{{Pezizomycetes-stub