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Thelebolales

order of fungi
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  • panther cap mushroom
    fungus
    / Annotated classification

    Lophodermium, and Cudonia Order Thelebolales Coprophilus (grows on dung); ascomata small, disk-shaped to globose; may have polysporus asci; example genera include Thelebolus, Coprotus, and Ascozonus. Class Lichinomycetes Parasitic, saprotrophic, or symbiotic; inoperculate asci; includes peltula lichen; contains 1 order.

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    Lophodermium, and Cudonia Order Thelebolales Coprophilus (grows on dung); ascomata small, disk-shaped to globose; may have polysporus asci; example genera include Thelebolus, Coprotus, and Ascozonus. Class Lichinomycetes Parasitic, saprotrophic, or symbiotic; inoperculate asci; includes peltula lichen; contains 1 order.

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