Preussia (fungus)
Encyclopedia
Preussia is a genus
of fungi in the family Sporormiaceae
. The widespread genus contains 51 species that grow on dung
or in the soil.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi in the family Sporormiaceae
Sporormiaceae
The Sporormiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pleosporales. Taxa have a cosmopolitan distribution and are saprobic on dung and rotting vegetation.-Description:...
. The widespread genus contains 51 species that grow on dung
Coprophilous fungi
Coprophilous fungi are a type of saprobic fungi that grow on animal dung. The hardy spores of coprophilous species are unwittingly consumed by herbivores from vegetation, and are excreted along with the plant matter...
or in the soil.
Species
- Preussia aemulans
- Preussia africana
- Preussia clavispora
- Preussia dakotensis
- Preussia flanaganii
- Preussia fleischhakii
- Preussia funiculata
- Preussia globosa
- Preussia isabellae
- Preussia isomera
- Preussia kansensis
- Preussia mediterranea
- Preussia minipolymera
- Preussia persica
- Preussia pilosella
- Preussia planispora
- Preussia polymorpha
- Preussia terricola
- Preussia typharum