| Acervus | |
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| Acervus epispartius | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Pyronemataceae |
| Genus: | Acervus Kanouse (1938) |
| Type species | |
| Acervus aurantiacus Kanouse (1938) | |
| Species | |
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A. aurantiacus | |
Acervus is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. They have cup-shaped fruitbodies that may be up to 1.5 cm (0.6 in) in diameter, with a bright yellow to orange-colored hymenium. Fruitbodies occur on soil, duff, and plant debris. Six of the seven species in the genus are found in China.
References
- ^ Zhuang WY, Luo J, Zhao P (2011). "Two new species of Acervus (Pezizales) with notes on phylogeny within the genus" (PDF). Mycologia. 103 (2): 400–406. doi:10.3852/10-149. PMID 20943525.
- Pfister DH, Bessette AE (1985). "More comments on the genus Acervus". Mycotaxon. 22 (2): 435–8.
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| Acervus | |
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