Cheilymenia fimicola

Cheilymenia fimicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Pyronemataceae
Genus:	Cheilymenia
Species:	C. fimicola
Binomial name
Cheilymenia fimicola Bagl., 1866

Cheilymenia fimicola is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae.

This is a common European species appearing throughout the year as orange discs up to 5 mm in diameter, singly or clustered on dung, usually from cows.

References

• Buczacki, Stefan (1992). Collins Guide to Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and Europe. HarperCollins. p. 221. ISBN 0-00-219978-5. 
• Cheilymenia fimicola at Index Fungorum