Acitheca
Encyclopedia
Acitheca is a genus
of fungi within the Gymnoascaceae
family. This is a monotypic
genus, containing the single species Acitheca purpurea.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi within the Gymnoascaceae
Gymnoascaceae
The Gymnoascaceae are a family of fungi in the Ascomycota, class Eurotiomycetes....
family. This is a monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
genus, containing the single species Acitheca purpurea.
External links
- Acitheca at Index FungorumIndex FungorumIndex Fungorum, an international project to index all formal names in the Fungi Kingdom. Somewhat comparable to the IPNI, but with more contributing institutions....