Ascobolus

Ascobolus
	Ascobolus sp. 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
	Phaeopezia subgen. Crouaniella Sacc. (1884); Ascobolus subgen. Dasyobolus Sacc. (1889); Dasybolus Clem. & Shear (1931); Anserina Velen. (1934); Seliniella & 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:

References[]

^ "Ascobolus Pers. 1796". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
^ 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.
^ Persoon CH. (1796). Observationes mycologicae (in Latin). 1. Lepizig, Germany: Wolf. p. 35.

External links[]

Ascobolus in Index Fungorum

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[urlMycoBank:_Ascobolus-1] "Ascobolus Pers. 1796". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-04-27.

[Kirk2008-2] 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.

[Persoon1796-3] Persoon CH. (1796). Observationes mycologicae (in Latin). 1. Lepizig, Germany: Wolf. p. 35.

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Ascobolus

Ascobolus sp. 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 & E.Müll. (1955)