''Gloiocephala'' 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 family
Physalacriaceae
The Physalacriaceae are a family 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 mush ...
. The genus is widespread, though mainly known from
tropical
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and sub-tropical areas, and contains about 30 species.
The
mushrooms
A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or another food source. ''Toadstool'' generally refers to a poisonous mushroom.
The standard for the name "mushroom" is ...
of this group are very small and grow on stems and leaves of
monocotyledonous
Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, ( Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are flowering plants whose seeds contain only one embryonic leaf, or cotyledon. A monocot taxon has been in use for several decades, but with various ranks an ...
plants, such as
sedges
The Cyperaceae () are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large; botanists have described some 5,500 known species in about 90 generathe largest being the "true sedges" (genu ...
, usually in wet places. In most species their fruiting bodies do not develop into a typical mushroom form - the
gills
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are often reduced to vein-like structures or completely missing, and the
stipe may be asymmetrical, short or absent.
[
There are five ]species
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which grow in Europe: ''G. caricis'', ''G. cerkesii'', ''G. cornelii'', ''G. menieri'' and ''G. pseudocaricis''.
Species
*'' Gloiocephala allomorpha''
*'' Gloiocephala alvaradoi''
*'' Gloiocephala amphibia''
*'' Gloiocephala anastomosans''
*'' Gloiocephala aquatica''Gloiocephala caricis
''Gloiocephala'' is a genus of fungi in the family Physalacriaceae. The genus is widespread, though mainly known from tropical and sub-tropical areas, and contains about 30 species.
The mushrooms of this group are very small and grow on stems a ...
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*'' Gloiocephala cerkezii''
*'' Gloiocephala ciliata''
*'' Gloiocephala cinnamomea''
*''Gloiocephala confusa
''Gloiocephala'' is a genus of fungi in the family Physalacriaceae. The genus is widespread, though mainly known from tropical and sub-tropical areas, and contains about 30 species.
The mushrooms of this group are very small and grow on stems a ...
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*''Gloiocephala cornelii
''Gloiocephala'' is a genus of fungi in the family Physalacriaceae. The genus is widespread, though mainly known from tropical and sub-tropical areas, and contains about 30 species.
The mushrooms of this group are very small and grow on stems a ...
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*''Gloiocephala culmicola
''Gloiocephala'' is a genus of fungi in the family Physalacriaceae. The genus is widespread, though mainly known from tropical and sub-tropical areas, and contains about 30 species.
The mushrooms of this group are very small and grow on stems a ...
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*''Gloiocephala epiphylla
''Gloiocephala'' is a genus of fungi in the family Physalacriaceae. The genus is widespread, though mainly known from tropical and sub-tropical areas, and contains about 30 species.
The mushrooms of this group are very small and grow on stems a ...
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*''Gloiocephala gracilis
''Gloiocephala'' is a genus of fungi in the family Physalacriaceae. The genus is widespread, though mainly known from tropical and sub-tropical areas, and contains about 30 species.
The mushrooms of this group are very small and grow on stems a ...
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*''Gloiocephala helisca
''Gloiocephala'' is a genus of fungi in the family Physalacriaceae. The genus is widespread, though mainly known from tropical and sub-tropical areas, and contains about 30 species.
The mushrooms of this group are very small and grow on stems a ...
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*''Gloiocephala inobasis
''Gloiocephala'' is a genus of fungi in the family Physalacriaceae. The genus is widespread, though mainly known from tropical and sub-tropical areas, and contains about 30 species.
The mushrooms of this group are very small and grow on stems a ...
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*''Gloiocephala lamellosa
''Gloiocephala'' is a genus of fungi in the family Physalacriaceae. The genus is widespread, though mainly known from tropical and sub-tropical areas, and contains about 30 species.
The mushrooms of this group are very small and grow on stems a ...
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*''Gloiocephala longicrinita
''Gloiocephala'' is a genus of fungi in the family Physalacriaceae. The genus is widespread, though mainly known from tropical and sub-tropical areas, and contains about 30 species.
The mushrooms of this group are very small and grow on stems a ...
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*''Gloiocephala longifimbriata
''Gloiocephala'' is a genus of fungi in the family Physalacriaceae. The genus is widespread, though mainly known from tropical and sub-tropical areas, and contains about 30 species.
The mushrooms of this group are very small and grow on stems a ...
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*'' Gloiocephala longisperma''
*'' Gloiocephala lutea''
*'' Gloiocephala menieri''
*'' Gloiocephala mucrocystidiata''
*'' Gloiocephala mycenoides''
*'' Gloiocephala nothofagi''
*'' Gloiocephala occidentalis''
*'' Gloiocephala palmarum''
*'' Gloiocephala phormiorum''
*'' Gloiocephala podocarporum''
*'' Gloiocephala pseudocaricis''
*'' Gloiocephala quercetorum''
*'' Gloiocephala quitensis''
*'' Gloiocephala religiosa''
*''Gloiocephala resinopunctata
''Gloiocephala'' is a genus of fungi in the family Physalacriaceae. The genus is widespread, though mainly known from Tropics, tropical and sub-tropical areas, and contains about 30 species.
The Mushroom, mushrooms of this group are very small ...
''
*'' Gloiocephala rubescens''
*'' Gloiocephala sessilis''
*'' Gloiocephala spathularia''
*'' Gloiocephala tenuicrinita''
*'' Gloiocephala tezae''
*'' Gloiocephala tibiicystis''
*'' Gloiocephala xanthocephala''
*'' Gloiocephala zeylanica''
References
Physalacriaceae
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