Octospora is a genus

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 in the Pyronemataceae

Pyronemataceae

The Pyronemataceae are a family of fungi in the order Pezizales. It is the largest family of the Pezizales, encompassing 75 genera and approximately 500 species...

 family.

Species

• Octospora axillaris
• Octospora carbonigena
• Octospora coccinea
• Octospora convexula
• Octospora crosslandii
• Octospora humosa
• Octospora leucoloma
• Octospora melina
• Octospora musci-muralis
• Octospora neglecta
• Octospora roxheimii
• Octospora rubens
• Octospora rustica

Common names

An annual competition is run in the UK to give common names to species that currently only have Latin nomenclature, in order to make them more familiar to non-specialists. The fungus Octospora humosa, which is orange and grows among moss was given the name Hotlips, reflecting its bright colour and shape.