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Cheilymenia
Sign in to saveCheilymenia is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in temperate regions, and contains 66 species, many very similar in appearance and habitat and only separable by microscopic features.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassPezizomycetes
- OrderPezizales
- FamilyPyronemataceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 338
- With media
- 110
- Family
- Pyronemataceae
- Collections
- OSC, UC, FLAS, MEL, BPI
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Australia, Venezuela
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pyronemataceae
- Image
- Cheilymenia spp 36744.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Cheilymenia
- taxon name
- Cheilymenia
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Cheilymenia stercorea
- Commons category
- Cheilymenia
- taxon author citation
- Boud.
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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, many very similar in appearance and habitat and only separable by microscopic features.
==Species== Species include: Cheilymenia fimicola Cheilymenia granulata Cheilymenia stercorea
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