Otidea bufonia

Species of fungus

Otidea bufonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Pezizomycetes
Order:
Pezizales
Family:
Pyronemataceae
Genus:
Otidea
Species:
O. bufonia
Binomial name
Otidea bufonia
Pers. (1822)

Otidea bufonia is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae. The fruit body appears from late summer to early autumn as a dark brown, deep cup, split down one side, up to 6 cm (2+14 in) high and the same across.

A rare European species, it occurs singly or in small groups on soil in woodland.

While similar to many other species within Otidea, bufonia can be characterized by its narrow fusoid ascospores and the presence of hyphae with striate resinous exudates in the medullary excipulum.[1]

References

  1. ^ Xu; Mao; Yang; Fan, Yu-Yan; Ning; Jia-Jia; Li (2022-04-07). "New Species and New Records of Otidea from China Based on Molecular and Morphological Data". Journal of Fungi. 8 (3) – via Clarivate.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Jordan, Michael (2004). The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. Frances Lincoln Publishers. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-7112-2379-0.
  • Xu Y-Y, Mao N, Yang J-J, Fan L. New Species and New Records of Otidea from China Based on Molecular and Morphological Data. Journal of Fungi. 2022 [1]
  • Otidea bufonia in Index Fungorum
Taxon identifiers
Otidea bufonia
Peziza bufonia


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