Ascobolus brantophilus
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| Ascobolus brantophilus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Ascobolaceae |
| Genus: | Ascobolus |
| Species: | A. brantophilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ascobolus brantophilus Dissing, 1989 | |
Ascobolus brantophilus is a species of coprophilous fungus in the family Ascobolaceae.[1] It grows on goose droppings.[2]
Ascobolus brantophilus mainly has an Arctic and Subarctic distribution. It described in 1989 from Greenland, Ellesmere Island and Svalbard[3] and has since then been reported from Iceland,[4][2] the Shetland Islands[5] and the Falkland Islands[6]
