Ascobolaceae Explained

The Ascobolaceae are a family of fungi in the order Pezizales. A 2008 estimate places 6 genera and 129 species in the family.

Description

Most fruiting bodies of the disk-like ascobolaceae examined, are round and without conidium. All members of this family of fungi have a saprobiontic lifestyle, feeding on decaying and dead matter.^[1]

Taxonomy

• Ascobolaceae with 4 different genera
  • Ascobolus
  • Cubonia
  • Saccobolus
  • Thecotheus

Examples

Ascobolus michaudii and Ascobolus albidus live as decomposers on the feces of large herbivore and omnivore mammals and depend on their survival, due to the specialized habitat they inhabit.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Paul F. Cannon . Paul M. Kirk . 2007. Fungal families of the world. 2nd . MacDonald DW . CABI Europe. 20–26. 978-0-85199-827-5.
2. Web site: Some Interesting and Protected Fungal Species of the Northern Velebit National Park. 16 November 2021.