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Ascobolus
Ascobolus is a genus of fungi in the Ascobolaceae family. The genus has a widespread distribution, and contains an estimated 61 species, most of which are coprophilous. The genus was circumscribed by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
45 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Ascobolus crenulatus
speciesAscobolus crenulatus
Ascobolus furfuraceus
speciesAscobolus furfuraceus
Ascobolus scatigenus
speciesAscobolus scatigenus
Ascobolus albidus
speciesAscobolus albidus
Ascobolus michaudii
speciesAscobolus michaudii
Ascobolus immersus
speciesAscobolus immersus
Ascobolus sacchariferus
speciesAscobolus sacchariferus
Ascobolus viridis
speciesAscobolus viridis
Ascobolus carbonarius
speciesAscobolus carbonarius
Ascobolus hawaiiensis
speciesAscobolus hawaiiensis
Ascobolus denudatus
speciesAscobolus denudatus
Ascobolus lignatilis
speciesAscobolus lignatilis
Ascobolus dadei
speciesAscobolus dadei
Ascobolus behnitziensis
speciesAscobolus behnitziensis
Ascobolus lineolatus
speciesAscobolus lineolatus
Ascobolus brassicae
speciesAscobolus brassicae
Ascobolus sp. 'VT01'
speciesAscobolus sp. 'VT01'
Ascobolus foliicola
speciesAscobolus foliicola
Ascobolus amoenus
speciesAscobolus amoenus
Ascobolus geophilus
speciesAscobolus geophilus
Ascobolus degluptus
speciesAscobolus degluptus
Ascobolus epimyces
speciesAscobolus epimyces
Ascobolus aglaosporus
speciesAscobolus aglaosporus
Ascobolus sp. 'PNW02'
speciesAscobolus sp. 'PNW02'
Ascobolus carletonii
speciesAscobolus carletonii
Ascobolus roseopurpurascens
speciesAscobolus roseopurpurascens
Ascobolus brantophilus
speciesAscobolus brantophilus
Ascobolus stictoideus
speciesAscobolus stictoideus
Ascobolus mancus
speciesAscobolus mancus
Ascobolus sp. 'CA01'
speciesAscobolus sp. 'CA01'
Ascobolus sp. 'FL01'
speciesAscobolus sp. 'FL01'
Ascobolus sp. 'crenulatus-CA01'
speciesAscobolus sp. 'crenulatus-CA01'
Ascobolus fushanus
speciesAscobolus fushanus
Ascobolus minutus
speciesAscobolus minutus
Ascobolus tsavoensis
speciesAscobolus tsavoensis
Ascobolus perplexans
speciesAscobolus perplexans
Ascobolus bistisii
speciesAscobolus bistisii
Ascobolus elegans
speciesAscobolus elegans
Ascobolus sp. 'MD77'
speciesAscobolus sp. 'MD77'
Ascobolus sp. 'PNW01'
speciesAscobolus sp. 'PNW01'
Ascobolus sphaericus
speciesAscobolus sphaericus
Ascobolus striisporus
speciesAscobolus striisporus
Ascobolus rhytidosporus
speciesAscobolus rhytidosporus
Ascobolus cervinus
speciesAscobolus cervinus
Ascobolus americanus
speciesAscobolus americanus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 118011.