Ascobolus Pers.
(a genus of discomycete fungi)

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Ascobolus albidus
a discomycete
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Ascobolus brassicae
a discomycete
Species 1 ident. refs
Ascobolus ciliatus
a discomycete
Species 1 ident. refs
Ascobolus crenulatus
a discomycete
Species 1 ident. refs
Ascobolus rhytidosporus
a discomycete
Species 1 ident. refs
Ascobolus roseopurpurascens
a discomycete
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Ascobolus stercorarius
a discomycete
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAscobolus (a genus of discomycete fungi)
FamilyASCOBOLACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
OrderPEZIZALES (cup fungus)
SubclassPEZIZOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of cup fungi and discomycetes)
ClassPEZIZOMYCETES (discomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Fungi of Great Britain and Ireland s2.fungi.myspecies.info/
() van Brummelen, J. 1967 A world monograph of the genera Ascobolus and Saccobolus (Ascomycetes, Pezizales) Persoonia Supplement vol I.

Ascobolus (a genus of discomycete fungi) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ascobolus (a genus of discomycete fungi)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 76 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ascobolus (a genus of discomycete fungi)
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