Biology:Sordaria macrospora
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Short description: Species of fungus
| Sordaria macrospora | |
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| Sordaria macrospora asci, optic microscopy under water ×100 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Sordariales |
| Family: | Sordariaceae |
| Genus: | Sordaria |
| Species: | S. macrospora
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| Binomial name | |
| Sordaria macrospora Auersw.
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Sordaria macrospora is a species of coprophilous (dung-colonizing) fungus.[1] It is one of several fungal model organisms in biology, e.g. the model of fruiting body development in Ascomycetes. It is a homothallic, self-fertile organism.[2]
References
- ↑ "Coprophilous fungi: antibiotic discovery and functions in an underexplored arena of microbial defensive mutualism". Current Opinion in Microbiology 16 (5): 549–565. October 2013. doi:10.1016/j.mib.2013.08.001. PMID 23978412.
- ↑ Elliott, Charles G. (1994). Reproduction in Fungi: Genetical and Physiological Aspects. Chapman & Hall.
Wikidata ☰ Q2713254 entry
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