Geopora arenicola

Geopora arenicola is a species of fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae. It is an uncommon European species.

Geopora arenicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Pezizomycetes
Order:
Pezizales
Family:
Pyronemataceae
Genus:
Geopora
Species:
G. arenicola
Binomial name
Geopora arenicola
(Lév.) Kers (1974)
Synonyms
  • Peziza arenicola Lév. (1848)
  • Peziza bloxamii Cooke (1876)
  • Lachnea arenicola (Lév.) Gillet (1879)
  • Lachnea arenicola (Lév.) W.Phillips (1887)
  • Lachnea arenicola var. bloxamii (Cooke) W.Phillips (1887)
  • Sepultaria arenicola (Lév.) Massee (1895)
  • Lachnea arenosa var. bloxamii (Cooke) Sacc. & Traverso [as 'bloxami'] (1910)
  • Sepultaria arenicola var. bloxamii (Cooke) Ramsb. (1914)

The fungus forms a rounded ascocarp underground on sandy loam soils. This fruit body remains subterranean for most of the year but breaks the surface in the spring to form a cream-coloured cup (apothecium) up to 3 cm (1.2 in) across and 3 cm tall.[1]

References
  1. Jordan M. (2004). The Encyclopedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe. London, UK: Frances Lincoln. p. 37. ISBN 0-7112-2378-5.


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