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Microglossum
Scientific name: Microglossum
Microglossum
Scientific name: Microglossum
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Description
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Microglossum is a family of fungi in the order Geoglossales, class Geoglossomycetes. These fungi, broadly known as microglossum, have terrestrial ascocarps that are typically small, dark and club-shaped measuring 2 - 8 cm in height. The ascospores are typically light-brown to dark-brown and often multiseptate. Other species of fungi have been known to parasitize ascocarps.
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Species of Microglossum
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Scientific Classification
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