''Ascodesmis'' 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 family
Ascodesmidaceae
The Ascodesmidaceae are a family 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 ...
. It was described by French botanist
Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem in 1876. Species in the genus are
coprophilous, and are characterized by the absence of an exipulum (tissues containing the
hymenium
The hymenium is the tissue layer on the hymenophore of a fungal fruiting body where the cells develop into basidia or asci, which produce spores. In some species all of the cells of the hymenium develop into basidia or asci, while in others some ...
of a
fruit body
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Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their ...
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Species
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Ascodesmis aurea
''Ascodesmis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Ascodesmidaceae. It was described by French botanist Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem in 1876. Species in the genus are coprophilous, and are characterized by the absence of an exipulum (tissu ...
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Ascodesmis echinulata''
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Ascodesmis macrospora''
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Ascodesmis microscopica''
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Ascodesmis nana''
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Ascodesmis nigricans
''Ascodesmis nigricans'' is a coprophilous fungus that could be isolated from the dung of various animals. It was firstly introduced by Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem, a French botanist, and was the type species of the genus ''Ascodesmis''. ...
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Ascodesmis obristii
''Ascodesmis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Ascodesmidaceae. It was described by French botanist Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem in 1876. Species in the genus are coprophilous, and are characterized by the absence of an exipulum (tissu ...
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Ascodesmis porcina
''Ascodesmis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Ascodesmidaceae. It was described by French botanist Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem in 1876. Species in the genus are coprophilous, and are characterized by the absence of an exipulum (tissu ...
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Ascodesmis reticulata
''Ascodesmis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Ascodesmidaceae. It was described by French botanist Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem in 1876. Species in the genus are coprophilous, and are characterized by the absence of an exipulum (tissu ...
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Ascodesmis sphaerospora
''Ascodesmis'' is a genus of fungi in the family Ascodesmidaceae. It was described by French botanist Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem in 1876. Species in the genus are coprophilous, and are characterized by the absence of an exipulum (tissu ...
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Ascodesmis volutelloides''
References
Pezizales
Pezizales genera
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