Geopora sepulta

Geopora sepulta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Pyronemataceae
Genus: Geopora
Species: G. sepulta
Binomial name
Geopora sepulta
Fr., 1851

Geopora sepulta is a species of fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae. It is an uncommon European species. The first accepted record for Britain was a specimen collected in Kent in 1995.[1]

This fungus forms a rounded ascocarp underground on sandy loam soils. This fruiting body remains subterranean for most of the year but breaks the surface in the spring to form a creamy-grey cup (apothecium) up to 4.5 cm across and 3 cm tall. It usually occurs in small groups.

References

  1. Yao, Y.-J.; Spooner, B. M. (1996). "Geopora sepulta (Pezizales) in Britain, with a key to British species of the genus". Kew Bulletin. 51 (2): 381–383. doi:10.2307/4119336. JSTOR 4119336.


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