Mitrulinia: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Ascomycota
Class
Leotiomycetes
Order
Helotiales
Family
Helotiaceae
Genus
Mitrulinia
Species
Scientific Name
Mitrulinia

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Mitrulinia

Mitrulinia is a fungal genus of uncertain familial placement in the order Helotiales. Mitrulinia is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Mitrulinia ushuaiae. The genus was circumscribed in 1987 by mycologist Brian Spooner.

Mitrulinia populations have been found separately in Argentina and on the South Island of New Zealand. Spores or hyphal fragments were also found present in snow on Livingston Island, Antarctica. Individuals found in New Zealand are thought to belong to a novel species rather than Mitrulinia ushuiae.

It produces a stipitate-capitate ascocarp (a fruiting body) arising from a substratal or sclerotial stroma tissue.

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