Acervus
Genus of fungi
Acervus | |
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Acervus epispartius | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Pezizomycetes |
Order: | Pezizales |
Family: | Pyronemataceae |
Genus: | Acervus Kanouse (1938) |
Type species | |
Acervus aurantiacus Kanouse (1938) | |
Species | |
A. aurantiacus |
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]
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Pfister DH, Bessette AE (1985). "More comments on the genus Acervus". Mycotaxon. 22 (2): 435–8.
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