Cheilymenia stercorea

Cheilymenia stercorea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Pyronemataceae
Genus:	Cheilymenia
Species:	C. stercorea
Binomial name
Cheilymenia stercorea Pers., 1800

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

This is a common European species appearing throughout the year as orange-red discs up to 3 mm in diameter, clustered on dung, usually from cows.

References

• Jordan, Michael (2004). The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. Frances Lincoln Publishers. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-7112-2379-0. 
• Cheilymenia stercorea at Index Fungorum