Thecotheus

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Thecotheus
2007-02-06 Thecotheus holmskioldii (E.C. Hansen) Eckblad 46531.jpg
Thecotheus holmskioldii
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Ascobolaceae
Genus: Thecotheus
Boud.
Type species
Thecotheus pelletieri
(P. Crouan & H. Crouan) Boud. (1869)

Thecotheus is a genus of fungi in the Ascobolaceae family. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in temperate areas, and contains 17 species. [1]

References

  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 686. ISBN   978-0-85199-826-8.