Biology:Ascobolaceae
| Ascobolaceae | |
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| Ascobolus spp. growing on cow dung | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Ascobolaceae Boud. ex Sacc. (1984) |
| Type genus | |
| Ascobolus Pers. (1972)
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Ascobolus | |
The Ascobolaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pezizales. A 2008 estimate places 6 genera and 129 species in the family.[1]
Description
Most fruiting bodies of the disk-like ascobolaceae examined, are round and without conidium. All members of this family of fungi have a saprobiontic lifestyle, feeding on decaying and dead matter.[2]
Taxonomy
Examples
Ascobolus michaudii and Ascobolus albidus live as decomposers on the feces of large herbivore and omnivore mammals and depend on their survival, due to the specialized habitat they inhabit.[4]
Weißlicher Kotling Ascobolus albidus, Northern Velebit National Park[4]
Ascobolus scatigenus
Ascobolus carbonarius dwells on burnt material
Ascobolus stercorarius:James Sowerbys Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms
Saccobolus citrinus
Thecotheus holmskioldii
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References
- ↑ Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. 2008. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ↑ Paul F. Cannon; Paul M. Kirk (2007). Fungal families of the world (2nd ed.). CABI Europe. pp. 20–26. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
- ↑ Wijayawardene, Nalin N.; Hyde, Kevin N.; Lumbsch, H. Thorsten (29 January 2018). "Outline of Ascomycota: 2017". Fungal Diversity 88 (2): 167–263. doi:10.1007/s13225-018-0394-8.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Some Interesting and Protected Fungal Species of the Northern Velebit National Park". https://np-sjeverni-velebit.hr/www/en/nature-and-cultural-heritage/animated-nature/fungi.
Wikidata ☰ Q2271389 entry
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