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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Rhytismatales |
| Family: | Cryptomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Cryptomyces |
| Species: | C. maximus |
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| Cryptomyces maximus (Fr.) Rehm | |
Cryptomyces maximus (commonly known as willow blister) is a species of fungus within the genus Cryptomyces.
Cryptomyces maximus is the only species listed on The world's 100 most threatened species as being native to the British Isles.
Climate
Cryptotomyces maximus is a species of fungus comes from willow species as discovered in Finland in 1913. It prefers to live in damp and humid environments such as swamps. They can be found in a variety of different climates also so it is not just bound to one. They prefer both alpine and mountainous areas, along with the lowlands of Germany and the UK.
References
- Baillie, Jonathan E M; Ellen R Butcher (2012). Priceless or Worthless? (PDF). ZoolFlyway to wintering grounds in Indiaogical Society of London. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-900881-67-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-21.
- Teppo, Rama (2016). "Cryptomyces maximus rediscovered in Finland after 99 years". Karstenia. 56 (1–2): 55-60. doi:10.29203/ka.2016.476.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cryptomyces maximus | |
| Rhytisma maximum | |
Further reading
- Granmo, Alfred; Rämä, Teppo; Mathiassen, Geir (2012). "The secrets of Cryptomyces maximus (Rhytismataceae). Ecology and distribution in the Nordic countries (Norden), and a morphological and ontogenetic update". Karstenia. 52 (2): 59–72. doi:10.29203/ka.2012.450.
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- RÄMÄ, TEPPO (2016). "Cryptomyces maximus rediscovered in Finland after 99 years". Karstenia. 56 (1–2): 55–60. doi:10.29203/ka.2016.476.