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Neolecta
Sign in to saveNeolecta is a genus of ascomycetous fungi. The species share the English designation "Earth tongues" along with some better-known fungi (e.g. Geoglossum, Microglossum) with a similar general form, but in fact they are only distantly related.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassNeolectomycetes
- OrderNeolectales
- FamilyNeolectaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Neolectaceae
- Collections
- FH, DBG, OSC, CUP, MIN
- Recorded in
- United States, China
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- Neolecta irregularis 76559.jpg
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- Neolecta
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- Neolecta
- topic's main category
- Category:Neolecta
- taxon author citation
- Speg.
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- Similar species
- Taxonomy and genomics
- Distribution and habitat
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Neolecta is a genus of ascomycetous fungi. The species share the English designation "Earth tongues" along with some better-known fungi (e.g. Geoglossum, Microglossum) with a similar general form, but in fact they are only distantly related.
Neolecta is the only genus belonging to the family Neolectaceae, which is the only family belonging to the order Neolectales. Neolectales, in turn, is the only order belonging to the class Neolectomycetes, which belongs to the subdivision Taphrinomycotina of the Ascomycota.
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