''Ascophanus'' is a

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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 (especially in

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areas), and contains 20 species, most of which grow on

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Selected species

: ''Note : this list is not complete.'' '' Ascophanus bresadolae'' Boud.
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Ascophanus cinerellus ''Ascophanus'' is a genus of fungi in the Ascobolaceae family. The genus has a widespread distribution (especially in temperate areas), and contains 20 species, most of which grow on dung. Selected species : ''Note : this list is not comple ...

'' (P. Karst.) Speg.
'' Ascophanus coemansii'' Boud.
'' Ascophanus consociatus'' (Berk. & Broome) W. Phillips
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Ascophanus globosopulvinatus ''Ascophanus'' is a genus of fungi in the Ascobolaceae family. The genus has a widespread distribution (especially in temperate areas), and contains 20 species, most of which grow on dung. Selected species : ''Note : this list is not comple ...

'' (Crossl.) Boud. ex Ramsb.
'' Ascophanus glumarum'' (Desm.) Boud.
'' Ascophanus minutellus'' (P. Karst.) P. Karst.
'' Ascophanus minutissimus'' Boud.
'' Ascophanus subfuscus'' (P. Crouan & H. Crouan) Boud. : List source :

References

Pezizales Pezizales genera Taxa named by Jean Louis Émile Boudier {{Leotiomycetes-stub