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Cryptodiscus

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Cryptodiscus

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Cryptodiscus is a genus of fungi in the family Stictidaceae. These tiny fungi primarily decompose weathered wood, producing minute, cup-shaped fruiting bodies that remain mostly embedded within their substrate and open through small pores. Most species are wood-decaying saprotrophs found on bark-free branches and logs; one species forms thin, lichen-like crusts on soil and dead moss. The genus is distributed worldwide in boreal and temperate regions.

Species

Genus

  1. PhylumPlatyhelminthes
  2. ClassTrematoda
  3. OrderPlagiorchiida
  4. FamilyLecithasteridae
Habitatmarine

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
63
With media
11
Family
Stictidaceae
Collections
NY, FMNH, CUP, UPS, UCSC, BPI
Recorded in
United States, Colombia, Brazil, Sweden

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