Microglossum
Genus of fungi
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Microglossum is a genus of fungi in the family Leotiaceae. Ascocarps (fruit bodies) occur in soil and resemble earth tongues, but are microscopically distinct. Microglossum atropurpureum, a species typical of waxcap grassland in Europe, is of global conservation concern and is listed as "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1]
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| Microglossum | |
|---|---|
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| Microglossum olivaceum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Leotiales |
| Family: | Leotiaceae |
| Genus: | Microglossum Gillet (1879) |
| Type species | |
| Microglossum viride (Schrad. ex J.F. Gmel.) Gillet (1879) | |
| Synonyms | |
Species
- Microglossum atropurpureum
- Microglossum atrovirens
- Microglossum azeurum[2]
- Microglossum capitatum
- Microglossum cinnamomeum
- Microglossum clavatum
- Microglossum contortum
- Microglossum fechtneri
- Microglossum fumosum
- Microglossum griseoviride[3]
- Microglossum jaczewskii
- Microglossum longisporum
- Microglossum nudipes
- Microglossum obscurum
- Microglossum olivaceisquamulosum
- Microglossum olivaceum
- Microglossum partitium
- Microglossum parvisporum
- Microglossum pratense
- Microglossum rickii
- Microglossum rufescens
- Microglossum rufum
- Microglossum tenebrosum
- Microglossum tetrasporum
- Microglossum truncatum
- Microglossum viride