Ascobolaceae

Ascobolaceae
Ascobolus spp. growing on cow dung
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Ascobolaceae
Boud. ex Sacc. (1984)
Type genus
Ascobolus
Pers. (1972)
Genera

Ascobolus
Ascophanus
Cleistoiodophanus
Cubonia
Saccobolus
Thecotheus

The Ascobolaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pezizales. A 2008 estimate places 6 genera and 129 species in the family.[1]

References

  1. 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.


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