Kingdom Fungi Order Sphaeriales Higher classification Sordaria | Scientific name Sordaria macrospora Rank Species | |
Similar Sordaria, Eukaryote, Podospora anserina, Podospora, Neurospora | ||
Sordaria macrospora is a species of microscopic fungus. It is one of several fungal model organisms in biology, e.g. the model of fruiting body development in Ascomycetes. It is a homothallic, self-fertile organism.
The genus Sordaria, closely related to Neurospora and Podospora, is a member of the numerous class Pyrenomycetes or flask-fungi.
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