Pseudopithyella

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Pseudopithyella
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Pseudopithyella minuscula
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Pseudopithyella

Seaver (1928)
Type species
Pseudopithyella minuscula
(Boud. & Torrend) Seaver (1928)
Species

P. magnispora
P. minuscula

Pseudopithyella is a genus of fungi in the family Sarcoscyphaceae. [1] There are two species in the genus, which have a widespread distribution. [2] Pseudopithyella was circumscribed by Fred Jay Seaver in 1928. [3]

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References

  1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
  2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 572. ISBN   0-85199-826-7.
  3. Seaver FJ. (1928). The North American Cup-Fungi (Operculates). New York, New York: self-published. p. 153.