Geoglossomycetes
E573439
Geoglossomycetes is a class of ascomycete fungi best known for its earth-tongue species, which produce dark, club-shaped fruiting bodies on soil or moss.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fungal class
ⓘ
taxonomic class ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
forest floor leaf litter
ⓘ
grassland ecosystems ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Ascomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cellType | eukaryotic ⓘ |
| color | dark brown to black fruiting bodies ⓘ |
| commonName | earth-tongue fungi ⓘ |
| containsFamily |
Geoglossaceae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trichoglossaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Geoglossum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Microglossum NERFINISHED ⓘ Thuemenidium NERFINISHED ⓘ Trichoglossum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsOrder | Geoglossales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution | cosmopolitan ⓘ |
| division | Ascomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
decomposer
ⓘ
saprotroph ⓘ |
| habitatPreference |
moist environments
ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
filamentous hyphae
ⓘ
septate hyphae ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Pezizomycotina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Fungi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dark, club-shaped fruiting bodies
ⓘ
earth-tongue fungi ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | sexual reproduction via asci ⓘ |
| morphology |
club-shaped fruiting bodies
ⓘ
dark, fleshy sporophores ⓘ |
| nutritionMode | heterotrophic ⓘ |
| phylum | Ascomycota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproductiveStructure |
apothecium
ⓘ
ascocarp ⓘ |
| sporeDispersal | air-dispersed ascospores ⓘ |
| sporeType | ascospore ⓘ |
| subdivision | Pezizomycotina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| substrate |
decaying plant material
ⓘ
mossy ground ⓘ |
| systematicsNote | recognized as a separate class within Ascomycota based on molecular data ⓘ |
| taxonRank | class ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
moss
ⓘ
soil ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.