Orbicula is a genus of fungi belonging to the Pyronemataceae family. [1] It consists of two species. The type species is Orbicula cyclospora, now known as Orbicula parietina. [2] The genus was documented in 1871 by English mycologist Mordecai Cubitt Cooke. [3]

Orbicula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Pseudombrophilaceae
Genus: Orbicula
Cooke (1871)
Type species
Orbicula cyclospora
Cooke (1871)
Species

References

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  1. ^ "Index Fungorum - Names Record". www.indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  2. ^ "Orbicula | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  3. ^ "Loading..." www.mycobank.org. Retrieved 2022-02-10.