Sarcosoma

Sarcosoma
Sarcosoma globosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Subphylum: Pezizomycotina
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Sarcosomataceae
Genus: Sarcosoma
Casp. (1891)
Type species
Sarcosoma globosum
(Schmidel) Rehm (1891)
Species

S. globosum
S. godronioides
S. latahense
S. mexicanum
S. zelandicum

Sarcosoma is a genus of fungi in the family Sarcosomataceae. The genus, widespread in north temperate and tropical areas, contains five species. The anamorph (asexual) form is the genus Verticicladium.[1]

The name comes from the Greek sarco meaning flesh and soma meaning body.

References

  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 616. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.


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