''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 ...
of
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'' is a genus of fungi in the Ascobolaceae 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 in 1796.
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*'' Ascobolus behnitziensis''
*'' Ascobolus bistisii''
*''Ascobolus brantophilus
''Ascobolus brantophilus'' is a species of coprophilous fungus in the family Ascobolaceae. It grows on goose droppings.
''Ascobolus brantophilus'' mainly has an Arctic and Subarctic distribution. It described in 1989 from Greenland, Ellesmere I ...
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*'' Ascobolus brassicae''
*'' Ascobolus brunneus''
*'' Ascobolus calesco''
*''Ascobolus carbonarius
''Ascobolus carbonarius'' is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Ascobolaceae.
This is a Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and ...
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*'' Ascobolus carletonii''
*'' Ascobolus cervinus''
*'' Ascobolus ciliatus''
*''Ascobolus crenulatus
''Ascobolus'' is a genus of fungi in the Ascobolaceae 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 in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus crosslandii
''Ascobolus'' is a genus of fungi in the Ascobolaceae 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 in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus dadei
''Ascobolus'' is a genus of fungi in the Ascobolaceae 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 in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus degluptus
''Ascobolus'' is a genus of fungi in the Ascobolaceae 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 in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus denudatus
''Ascobolus denudatus'' is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Ascobolaceae.
This is an uncommon European species appearing as tiny yellow discs up to 1 mm across on rotting straw
Straw is an agricultural bypro ...
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*''Ascobolus egyptiacus
''Ascobolus'' is a genus of fungi in the Ascobolaceae 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 in 1796.
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*''Ascobolus elegans
''Ascobolus'' is a genus of fungi in the Ascobolaceae 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 ...
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*'' Ascobolus epimyces''
*''Ascobolus equinus
''Ascobolus'' is a genus of fungi in the Ascobolaceae 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 in 1796.
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*'' 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 stercorarius'' is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Ascobolaceae.
This is a European species appearing as yellowish discs, turning brown at maturity, up to 5 mm across on animal dung, especially cow
...
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*'' Ascobolus stictoideus''
*'' Ascobolus viridis''
*'' Ascobolus winteri''
References
External links
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Pezizales
Pezizales genera
{{Pezizomycetes-stub