Scutellinia olivascens
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| Scutellinia olivascens | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Pyronemataceae |
| Genus: | Scutellinia |
| Species: | S. olivascens |
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| Scutellinia olivascens | |
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Scutellinia olivascens is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae. The species was described in 1876 by Mordecai Cooke as Peziza olivascens,[3] but Otto Kuntze revised the genus to Scutellinia in 1891.[1][2]
The species resembles the abundant Scutellinia umbrorum and can only be reliably identified by microscopic features.[4] Found in Europe, S. olivascens forms clusters of orange discs up to 1.5 cm in diameter on soil or rotting wood in summer and autumn.[4]
