''Ascobolus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

fungi 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 ...

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 imm ...

in 1796.

Species

Species include: *'' Ascobolus albidus'' *'' Ascobolus americanus'' *'' Ascobolus asininus'' *'' Ascobolus barbatus'' *'' Ascobolus behnitziensis'' *'' Ascobolus bistisii'' *'' Ascobolus brantophilus'' *'' Ascobolus brassicae'' *'' Ascobolus brunneus'' *'' Ascobolus calesco'' *'' Ascobolus carbonarius'' *'' Ascobolus carletonii'' *'' Ascobolus cervinus'' *'' Ascobolus ciliatus'' *'' Ascobolus crenulatus'' *'' Ascobolus crosslandii'' *'' Ascobolus dadei'' *'' Ascobolus degluptus'' *'' Ascobolus denudatus'' *'' Ascobolus egyptiacus'' *'' Ascobolus elegans'' *'' Ascobolus epimyces'' *'' Ascobolus equinus'' *'' Ascobolus foliicola'' *'' Ascobolus geophilus'' *'' Ascobolus hansenii'' *'' Ascobolus hawaiiensis'' *'' Ascobolus immersus'' *'' Ascobolus leveillei'' *'' Ascobolus lignatilis'' *'' Ascobolus lineolatus'' *'' Ascobolus macrosporus'' *'' Ascobolus mancus'' *'' Ascobolus masseei'' *'' Ascobolus michaudii'' *'' Ascobolus minutus'' *'' Ascobolus perplexans'' *'' Ascobolus pezizoides'' *'' Ascobolus purpurascens'' *'' Ascobolus rhytidosporus'' *'' Ascobolus roseopurpurascens'' *'' Ascobolus sacchariferus'' *'' Ascobolus stercorarius'' *'' Ascobolus stictoideus'' *'' Ascobolus viridis'' *'' Ascobolus winteri''

References

External links

* Pezizales Pezizales genera {{Pezizomycetes-stub