Kingdom Fungi Family Pyronemataceae Genus Melastiza Order Pezizales | Class Pezizomycetes Phylum Ascomycota Rank Species | |
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Similar Melastiza, Ascodesmidaceae, Ascobolus denudatus, Pseudaleuria, Ascobolus carbonarius | ||
Melastiza chateri is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae.
This European species appears all year as smooth, dull orange-red disks up to 15 mm in diameter on damp sandy soil.
References
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