''Saccosoma'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
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in the
family
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Phleogenaceae
The Phleogenaceae are a family (biology), family of fungi in the order (biology), order Atractiellales. The family currently contains 7 genera and 54 species.
References
External links
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Atractiellales
Basidiomy ...
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Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are
corticioid, and (microscopically) have
unclamped hyphae
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Structure
A hypha consists of one or ...
and
basidia that are auricularioid (tubular and laterally septate). Some species were formerly referred to as ''
Helicogloea
''Helicogloea'' is a genus of fungi in the family Phleogenaceae. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are gelatinous, effused or pustular, and (microscopically) have unclamped hyphae and basidia that are auricularioid (tubular and laterally septate). S ...
'' (distinguished by its gelatinous fruit bodies), but
molecular
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research, based on
cladistic analysis of
DNA sequences, has shown that the two genera are distinct. ''Saccosoma'' currently contains 7 species. The genus occurs in both temperate and tropical regions.
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Species
*'' Saccosoma album''
*'' Saccosoma contortum''
*'' Saccosoma floccosum''
*'' Saccosoma globisporum''
*'' Saccosoma medium''
*'' Saccosoma sphaerosporum''
References
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Basidiomycota genera
Atractiellales