Sarea
Sarea is a genus of small, non-lichenized, inoperculate[1] discomycete fungi in the family Trapeliaceae.[2] Sarea species are found growing on the resin of conifers in the Cupressaceae and Pinaceae in the northern hemisphere.[1] The genus contains two easily distinguishable species: apothecia of Sarea difformis are black, while those of Sarea resinae are orange in color.[1]
| Sarea | |
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| Order: | Trapeliales |
| Family: | Trapeliaceae |
| Genus: | Sarea |
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| Sarea difformis (Fr.) Fr. | |
Species
- Sarea difformis
- Sarea resinae
References
- Hawksworth DL, Sherwood MA. (1981). "A reassessment of three widespread resinicolous discomycetes". Canadian Journal of Botany. 59 (3): 357–372. doi:10.1139/b81-049.
- Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (2010). "Myconet Volume 14: Part One. Outline of Ascomycota—2009; Part Two. Notes on Ascomycete Systematics. Nos. 4751–5113". Fieldiana: Life and Earth Sciences. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum of Natural History. 1: 1–64. doi:10.3158/1557.1.
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