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Orbicula

Orbicula is a genus of fungi belonging to the Pyronemataceae family. It consists of two species. The type species is Orbicula cyclospora, now known as Orbicula parietina. The genus was documented in 1871 by English mycologist Mordecai Cubitt Cooke.

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Orbicula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Pseudombrophilaceae
Genus: Orbicula
Cooke (1871)
Type species
Orbicula cyclospora
Cooke (1871)
Species

Orbicula is a genus of fungi belonging to the Pyronemataceae family. 1 It consists of two species. The type species is Orbicula cyclospora, now known as Orbicula parietina. 2 The genus was documented in 1871 by English mycologist Mordecai Cubitt Cooke. 3

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References

  1. "Index Fungorum - Names Record". www.indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  2. "Orbicula | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  3. "Loading..." www.mycobank.org. Retrieved 2022-02-10.