Geoglossaceae
Encyclopedia
Geoglossaceae is a family
of fungi in the class
Geoglossomycetes. It was previously defined with 6 genera
and 48 species and was broadly known as earth tongues. Molecular phylogenetics has shown that genera with mainly light or colored spores and sexual structures belong in the Leotiomycetes
. The remaining genera with dark spores and sexual structures in the family is only distantly related and are now placed in a new class
(Geoglossomycetes) and order
(Geoglossales). Earth tongues live in soil or among rotting vegetation. Earth tongues are generally small, black, and poker shaped fungi with a height of 2–8 cm. These fungi can sometimes be found covered in white spores. A microscope is needed to identify them.
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Family (biology)
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of fungi in the class
Class (biology)
In biological classification, class is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, order, family, genus, and species, with class fitting between phylum and order...
Geoglossomycetes. It was previously defined with 6 genera
Genera
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and 48 species and was broadly known as earth tongues. Molecular phylogenetics has shown that genera with mainly light or colored spores and sexual structures belong in the Leotiomycetes
Leotiomycetes
The Leotiomycetes are a class of ascomycete fungi. Many of them cause serious plant diseases.-Systematics:The class Leotiomycetes contains numerous species with an anamorph placed within the fungi imperfecti , that have only recently found their place in the phylogenetic system...
. The remaining genera with dark spores and sexual structures in the family is only distantly related and are now placed in a new class
Class (biology)
In biological classification, class is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, order, family, genus, and species, with class fitting between phylum and order...
(Geoglossomycetes) and order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
(Geoglossales). Earth tongues live in soil or among rotting vegetation. Earth tongues are generally small, black, and poker shaped fungi with a height of 2–8 cm. These fungi can sometimes be found covered in white spores. A microscope is needed to identify them.
Location
Earth tongues are most abundant in "grassy places, in coniferous woodland, in broad-leaved woodland, and in mixed woodland". Their locations include the Southern AppalachiansAppalachian Mountains
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Great Smoky Mountains
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