Sordaria macrospora
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| Sordaria macrospora | |
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| Sordaria macrospora asci, optic microscopy under water ×100 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Sordariales |
| Family: | Sordariaceae |
| Genus: | Sordaria |
| Species: | S. macrospora |
| Binomial name | |
| Sordaria macrospora Auersw. | |
Sordaria macrospora is a species of coprophilous (dung-colonizing) fungus.[1] It is one of several fungal model organisms in biology, e.g. the model of fruiting body development in Ascomycetes. It is a homothallic, self-fertile organism.[2]
