''Saccosoma'' is a
genus of
fungi in the
family 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
A hypha (; ) is a long, branching, filamentous structure of a fungus, oomycete, or actinobacterium. In most fungi, hyphae are the main mode of vegetative growth, and are collectively called a mycelium.
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
A molecule is a group of two or more atoms held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds; depending on context, the term may or may not include ions which satisfy this criterion. In quantum physics, organic chemistry, and bioche ...
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'' is a genus of fungi in the family Phleogenaceae. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are corticioid, and (microscopically) have unclamped hyphae and basidia that are auricularioid (tubular and laterally septate). Some species were fo ...
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*''Saccosoma medium
''Saccosoma'' is a genus of fungi in the family Phleogenaceae. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are corticioid, and (microscopically) have unclamped hyphae and basidia that are auricularioid (tubular and laterally septate). Some species were fo ...
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*''Saccosoma sphaerosporum
''Saccosoma'' is a genus of fungi in the family Phleogenaceae. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are corticioid, and (microscopically) have unclamped hyphae and basidia that are auricularioid (tubular and laterally septate). Some species were fo ...
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References
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Basidiomycota genera
Atractiellales