- Octospora
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Octospora Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi Division: Ascomycota Class: Pezizomycetes Order: Pezizales Family: Pyronemataceae Genus: Octospora
Hedw. (1789)Type species Octospora leucoloma
Hedw. (1789)Synonyms[1] Humarina Seaver (1927)
Leucoloma Fuckel (1870)Octospora is a genus of fungi in the Pyronemataceae family.
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Species
- Octospora axillaris
- Octospora carbonigena
- Octospora coccinea
- Octospora convexula
- Octospora crosslandii
- Octospora humosa
- Octospora leucoloma
- Octospora melina
- Octospora musci-muralis
- Octospora neglecta
- Octospora roxheimii
- Octospora rubens
- Octospora rustica
Common names
An annual competition is run in the UK to give common names to species that currently only have Latin nomenclature, in order to make them more familiar to non-specialists. The fungus Octospora humosa, which is orange and grows among moss was given the name Hotlips, reflecting its bright colour and shape.
References
- ^ "Octospora Hedw. 1789". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=3549. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
External links
Categories:- Pezizales
- Pezizomycetes stubs
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