''Ascocoryne'' is a

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in the family Gelatinodiscaceae. It was

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in 1967 by

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and Doreen Wilson to accommodate the sexual morph and to reserve '' Coryne'' for the asexual morph. Today, only one name is allowed for the whole fungus and ''Coryne'' is treated as a synonym of ''Ascocoryne''.

Species

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recognizes the following species in the genus ''Ascocoryne''. * ''

Ascocoryne albida ''Ascocoryne'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gelatinodiscaceae. It was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1967 by James Walton Groves and Doreen Wilson to accommodate the sexual morph and to reserve ''Coryne (fungus), Coryne'' for ...

'' (Berk.) Seifert (2014) * ''

Ascocoryne cylichnium ''Ascocoryne'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gelatinodiscaceae. It was circumscribed in 1967 by James Walton Groves and Doreen Wilson to accommodate the sexual morph and to reserve '' Coryne'' for the asexual morph. Today, only one name is ...

'' (Tul.) Korf (1971) * ''

Ascocoryne javanica ''Ascocoryne'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gelatinodiscaceae. It was circumscribed in 1967 by James Walton Groves and Doreen Wilson to accommodate the sexual morph and to reserve '' Coryne'' for the asexual morph. Today, only one name is ...

'' (Penz. & Sacc.) K.S. Thind & H. Singh (1972) * ''

Ascocoryne laurisilvae ''Ascocoryne'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gelatinodiscaceae. It was circumscribed in 1967 by James Walton Groves and Doreen Wilson to accommodate the sexual morph and to reserve '' Coryne'' for the asexual morph. Today, only one name is ...

'' A. Mateos & De la Peña-Lastra (2024) * ''

Ascocoryne lilacina ''Ascocoryne'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gelatinodiscaceae. It was circumscribed in 1967 by James Walton Groves and Doreen Wilson to accommodate the sexual morph and to reserve '' Coryne'' for the asexual morph. Today, only one name is ...

'' (Fr.) Baral, Helleman, Matočec, I. Kušan, Polhorský & E. Weber (2020) * ''

Ascocoryne sarcoides ''Ascocoryne sarcoides'' is a species of fungus in the family Helotiaceae. The species name is derived from the Greek (fleshy). Formerly known as ''Coryne sarcoides'', its Taxonomy (biology), taxonomical history has been complicated by the fac ...

'' (Jacq.) J.W. Groves & D.E. Wilson (1967) * ''

Ascocoryne striata ''Ascocoryne'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gelatinodiscaceae. It was circumscribed in 1967 by James Walton Groves and Doreen Wilson to accommodate the sexual morph and to reserve '' Coryne'' for the asexual morph. Today, only one name is ...

'' (Ellis & Everh.) V. Kučera & Lizoň (2005) * ''

Ascocoryne trichophora ''Ascocoryne'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gelatinodiscaceae. It was circumscribed in 1967 by James Walton Groves and Doreen Wilson to accommodate the sexual morph and to reserve '' Coryne'' for the asexual morph. Today, only one name is ...

'' (A.L. Sm.) Seifert (2014) * ''

Ascocoryne turficola ''Ascocoryne'' is a genus of fungi in the family Gelatinodiscaceae. It was circumscribed in 1967 by James Walton Groves and Doreen Wilson to accommodate the sexual morph and to reserve '' Coryne'' for the asexual morph. Today, only one name is ...

'' (Boud.) Korf (1971)

References

Helotiales genera Taxa described in 1967 {{Ascomycota-stub