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Acervus

Acervus is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. They have cup-shaped fruitbodies that may be up to 1.5 cm (0.6 in) in diameter, with a bright yellow to orange-colored hymenium. Fruitbodies occur on soil, duff, and plant debris. Six of the seven species in the genus are found in China.

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Acervus
Acervus epispartius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Pyronemataceae
Genus: Acervus
Kanouse (1938)
Type species
Acervus aurantiacus
Kanouse (1938)
Species

A. aurantiacus
A. beijingense1
A. changchunense1
A. epispartius
A. flavidus
A. lusakianus
A. xishuangbannicus

Acervus is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. They have cup-shaped fruitbodies that may be up to 1.5 cm (0.6 in) in diameter, with a bright yellow to orange-colored hymenium.2 Fruitbodies occur on soil, duff, and plant debris. Six of the seven species in the genus are found in China.1

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References

  1. Zhuang WY, Luo J, Zhao P (2011). "Two new species of Acervus (Pezizales) with notes on phylogeny within the genus" (PDF). Mycologia. 103 (2): 400–406. doi:10.3852/10-149. PMID 20943525.
  2. Pfister DH, Bessette AE (1985). "More comments on the genus Acervus". Mycotaxon. 22 (2): 435–8.