Biology:Cryptomyces maximus

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Short description: Species of fungus

Cryptomyces maximus
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Depiction of fruiting bodies
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Image of fruiting bodies
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Rhytismatales
Family: Cryptomycetaceae
Genus: Cryptomyces
Species:
C. maximus
Binomial name
Cryptomyces maximus
(Fr.) Rehm

Cryptomyces maximus (commonly known as willow blister) is a species of fungus within the genus Cryptomyces.

Cryptomyces maximus is the only species listed on The world's 100 most threatened species as being native to the British Isles.[1]

References

  1. Baillie, Jonathan E M; Ellen R Butcher (2012). Priceless or Worthless?. ZoolFlyway to wintering grounds in Indiaogical Society of London. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-900881-67-1. http://static.zsl.org/files/priceless-or-worthless-final-wq-2040-2050.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3005935 entry

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