Cheilymenia

Cheilymenia
Cheilymenia spp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Pyronemataceae
Genus:	Cheilymenia Boud. (1885)
Type species
Cheilymenia stercorea (Pers.) Boud. (1907)
Species
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Cheilymenia is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in temperate regions, and contains 66 species^[1], many very similar in appearance and habitat and only separable by microscopic features.^[2]

Species

Species include:

• Cheilymenia fimicola
• Cheilymenia granulata
• Cheilymenia stercorea

References

1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. 
2. ^ *Buczacki, Stefan (1992). Collins Guide to Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins. p. 221. ISBN 0-00-219978-5. 

External links

• Cheilymenia in Index Fungorum.