Microglossum


Microglossum is a genus of fungi in the family Leotiaceae. Ascocarps (fruit bodies) occur in soil and resemble earth tongues, but are microscopically distinct. Microglossum atropurpureum, a species typical of waxcap grassland in Europe, is of global conservation concern and is listed as "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Microglossum
Microglossum olivaceum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Leotiales
Family: Leotiaceae
Genus: Microglossum
Gillet (1879)
Type species
Microglossum viride
(Schrad. ex J.F. Gmel.) Gillet (1879)
Synonyms
  • Geoglossum subgen. Leptoglossum Cooke (1879)
  • Helote Hazsl. (1881)
  • Leptoglossum (Cooke) Sacc. (1884)
  • Leptoglossum sect. Xanthoglossum Sacc. (1889)
  • Xanthoglossum (Sacc.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Ochroglossum S.Imai (1955)
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