Orbicula
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| Orbicula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Pseudombrophilaceae |
| Genus: | Orbicula Cooke (1871) |
| Type species | |
| Orbicula cyclospora Cooke (1871) | |
| Species | |
Orbicula is a genus of fungi belonging to the Pyronemataceae family. [1] It consists of two species. The type species is Orbicula cyclospora, now known as Orbicula parietina. [2] The genus was documented in 1871 by English mycologist Mordecai Cubitt Cooke. [3]
