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Xylaria polymorpha

Index Xylaria polymorpha

Xylaria polymorpha, commonly known as dead man's fingers, is a saprobic fungus. [1]

16 relations: Ascocarp, Ascomycota, Ascospore, Ascus, Conidium, Cosmopolitan distribution, Fungus, Morchella, Ostiole, Petiole (botany), Saprotrophic nutrition, Sordariomycetes, Truffle, Xylaria, Xylariaceae, Xylariales.

Ascocarp

An ascocarp, or ascoma (plural: ascomata), is the fruiting body (sporocarp) of an ascomycete phylum fungus.

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Ascomycota

Ascomycota is a division or phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, form the subkingdom Dikarya.

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Ascospore

An ascospore is a spore contained in an ascus or that was produced inside an ascus.

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Ascus

An ascus (plural asci; from Greek ἀσκός 'skin bag') is the sexual spore-bearing cell produced in ascomycete fungi.

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Conidium

A conidium (plural conidia), sometimes termed an asexual chlamydospore or chlamydoconidium (plural chlamydoconidia), is an asexual, non-motile spore of a fungus.

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Cosmopolitan distribution

In biogeography, a taxon is said to have a cosmopolitan distribution if its range extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats.

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Fungus

A fungus (plural: fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms.

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Morchella

Morchella, the true morels, is a genus of edible sac fungi closely related to anatomically simpler cup fungi in the order Pezizales (division Ascomycota).

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Ostiole

An ostiole is a small hole or opening through which algae or fungi release their mature spores.

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Petiole (botany)

In botany, the petiole is the stalk that attaches the leaf blade to the stem.

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Saprotrophic nutrition

Saprotrophic nutrition or lysotrophic nutrition is a process of chemoheterotrophic extracellular digestion involved in the processing of decayed (dead or waste) organic matter.

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Sordariomycetes

Sordariomycetes is a class of fungi in the subdivision Pezizomycotina (Ascomycota), consisting of 28 orders, 90 families, 1344 genera.

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Truffle

A truffle is the fruiting body of a subterranean Ascomycete fungus, predominantly one of the many species of the genus Tuber.

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Xylaria

Xylaria is a genus of ascomycetous fungi commonly found growing on dead wood.

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Xylariaceae

The Xylariaceae are a family of mostly small ascomycetous fungi.

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Xylariales

The Xylariales are an order of fungi within the class Sordariomycetes (also known as Pyrenomycetes), subdivision Pezizomycotina, division Ascomycota.

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Coelorhopalon obovatum, Hypoxylon polymorphum, Penzigia obovata, Sphaeria obovatav, Sphaeria polymorpha, X. polymorpha, Xylaria corrugata, Xylaria obovata, Xylaria rugosa, Xylosphaera obovata, Xylosphaera polymorpha.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylaria_polymorpha

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