''Sarea'' is a
genus of small, non-lichenized, inoperculate
discomycete
fungi in the family
Zythiaceae.
''Sarea'' species are found growing on the resin of conifers in the
Cupressaceae
Cupressaceae is a conifer family, the cypress family, with worldwide distribution. The family includes 27–30 genera (17 monotypic), which include the junipers and redwoods, with about 130–140 species in total. They are monoecious, subdio ...
and
Pinaceae in the northern hemisphere.
The genus contains two easily distinguishable species: apothecia of ''
Sarea difformis
''Sarea'' is a genus of small, non-lichenized, inoperculate discomycete fungi in the family Zythiaceae. ''Sarea'' species are found growing on the resin of conifers in the Cupressaceae
Cupressaceae is a conifer family, the cypress family, ...
'' are black, while those of ''
Sarea resinae'' are orange in color.
Species
* ''
Sarea difformis
''Sarea'' is a genus of small, non-lichenized, inoperculate discomycete fungi in the family Zythiaceae. ''Sarea'' species are found growing on the resin of conifers in the Cupressaceae
Cupressaceae is a conifer family, the cypress family, ...
''
* ''
Sarea resinae''
References
External links
Index FungorumMycobankiNaturalist
Taxa named by Elias Magnus Fries
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