''Glutinoglossum methvenii'' is a species of
earth tongue fungus that was
described as new to science in 2015. It is found in Australia and New Zealand, where it grows on
moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and hor ...
and decaying logs in
mixed deciduous forests. The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
honours mycologist Andrew Methven.
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Geoglossaceae
Fungi of Australia
Fungi of New Zealand
Fungi described in 2015
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