''Cheilymenia granulata'' is a species of
apothecial
fungus
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from th ...
belonging to the family
Pyronemataceae.
This is a very common
Europe
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an species appearing throughout the year (most commonly in summer and autumn) as tiny orange-red discs up to 2 mm in diameter, thickly clustered on
dung
Dung most often refers to animal feces. Dung may also refer to:
Science and technology
* Dry animal dung fuel
* Manure
* Cow dung
* Coprolite, fossilized feces
* Dung beetle
Art
* Mundungus Fletcher or "Dung", a character in the Harry Potter n ...
, usually from
cow
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s.
Many publications place this species in a separate genus, ''
Coprobia''.
References
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''Cheilymenia granulata'' at Species Fungorum
Pyronemataceae
Fungi described in 1790
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