Ascobolus

Ascobolus
Ascobolus spp. growing on cow dung
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Ascobolaceae
Genus: Ascobolus
Pers. (1796)
Type species
Ascobolus pezizoides
Pers. (1797)
Synonyms[1]

Phaeopezia subgen. Crouaniella Sacc. (1884)
Ascobolus subgen. Dasyobolus Sacc. (1889)
Dasybolus Clem. & Shear (1931)
Anserina Velen. (1934)
Seliniella Arx & E.Müll. (1955)

Ascobolus is a genus of fungi in the Ascobolaceae family. The genus has a widespread distribution, and contains an estimated 61 species, most of which are coprophilous.[2] The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.[3]

Species

Species include:

  • Ascobolus albidus
  • Ascobolus americanus
  • Ascobolus asininus
  • Ascobolus barbatus
  • Ascobolus behnitziensis
  • Ascobolus bistisii
  • Ascobolus brassicae
  • Ascobolus brunneus
  • Ascobolus calesco
  • Ascobolus carbonarius
  • Ascobolus carletonii
  • Ascobolus cervinus
  • Ascobolus ciliatus
  • Ascobolus crenulatus
  • Ascobolus crosslandii
  • Ascobolus dadei
  • Ascobolus degluptus
  • Ascobolus denudatus
  • Ascobolus egyptiacus
  • Ascobolus elegans
  • Ascobolus epimyces
  • Ascobolus equinus
  • Ascobolus foliicola
  • Ascobolus geophilus
  • Ascobolus hansenii
  • Ascobolus hawaiiensis
  • Ascobolus immersus
  • Ascobolus leveillei
  • Ascobolus lignatilis
  • Ascobolus lineolatus
  • Ascobolus macrosporus
  • Ascobolus mancus
  • Ascobolus masseei
  • Ascobolus michaudii
  • Ascobolus minutus
  • Ascobolus perplexans
  • Ascobolus pezizoides
  • Ascobolus purpurascens
  • Ascobolus rhytidosporus
  • Ascobolus roseopurpurascens
  • Ascobolus sacchariferus
  • Ascobolus stercorarius
  • Ascobolus stictoideus
  • Ascobolus viridis
  • Ascobolus winteri

References

  1. ↑ "Ascobolus Pers. 1796". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
  2. ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. ↑ Persoon CH. (1796). Observationes mycologicae (in Latin) 1. Lepizig, Germany: Wolf. p. 35.

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