Geopora sepulta
| Geopora sepulta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Pyronemataceae |
| Genus: | Geopora |
| Species: | G. sepulta
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| Binomial name | |
| Geopora sepulta Fr., 1851
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Geopora sepulta is a species of fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae. It is an uncommon European species. The first accepted record for Britain was a specimen collected in Kent in 1995.[1]
This fungus forms a rounded ascocarp underground on sandy loam soils. This fruiting body remains subterranean for most of the year but breaks the surface in the spring to form a creamy-grey cup (apothecium) up to 4.5 cm across and 3 cm tall. It usually occurs in small groups.
References[edit]
- ^ Yao, Y.-J.; Spooner, B. M. (1996). "Geopora sepulta (Pezizales) in Britain, with a key to British species of the genus". Kew Bulletin. 51 (2): 381–383. doi:10.2307/4119336. JSTOR 4119336.
- Jordan, Michael (2004). The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. Frances Lincoln Publishers. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-7112-2379-0.
- Geopora sepulta at Index Fungorum
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