Microglossum is a genus of fungi in the family Leotiaceae. Ascocarps (fruit bodies) occur in soil and resemble earth tongues, but are microscopically distinct. Microglossum atropurpureum, a species typical of waxcap grassland in Europe, is of global conservation concern and is listed as "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1]

Microglossum
Microglossum olivaceum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Leotiales
Family: Leotiaceae
Genus: Microglossum
Gillet (1879)
Type species
Microglossum viride
(Schrad. ex J.F. Gmel.) Gillet (1879)
Synonyms
  • Geoglossum subgen. Leptoglossum Cooke (1879)
  • Helote Hazsl. (1881)
  • Leptoglossum (Cooke) Sacc. (1884)
  • Leptoglossum sect. Xanthoglossum Sacc. (1889)
  • Xanthoglossum (Sacc.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Ochroglossum S.Imai (1955)

Species

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References

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  1. ^ "Dark-purple Earthtongue Microglossum atropurpureum: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  2. ^ "New species of Microglossum (Leotiales: Leotiomycetes) from Brazil". Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  3. ^ Kučera V; Lizoň P; Tomšovský M; Kučera J; Gaisler J. (2014). "Re-evaluation of the morphological variability of Microglossum viride and M. griseoviride sp. nov". Mycologia. 106 (2): 282–290. doi:10.3852/106.2.282. PMID 24782496. S2CID 20962118.
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Microglossum in Index Fungorum