Ciboria amentacea

Ciboria amentacea, commonly known as the catkin cup, is a species of ascomycete fungus in the family Sclerotiniaceae. It is widespread in Europe and North America, where it grows on catkins of willow and alder.[2] The species was first described by Giovanni Battista Balbis in 1804 as Peziza amentacea. Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel transferred it to Ciboria in 1870.[1]

Ciboria amentacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Ascomycetes
Order:
Helotiales
Family:
Sclerotiniaceae
Genus:
Ciboria
Species:
C. amentacea
Binomial name
Ciboria amentacea
(Balb.) Fuckel (1870)
Synonyms[1]
  • Peziza amentacea Balb. (1804)
  • Rutstroemia amentacea (Balb.) P.Karst. (1871)
  • Hymenoscyphus amentaceus (Balb.) W.Phillips (1887)

References
  1. "GSD Species Synonymy: Ciboria amentacea (Balb.) Fuckel". MycoBank. MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  2. Beug MW, Bessette AE, Bessette AR (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America: A Mushroom Reference Guide. Texas: University of Texas Press. p. 370. ISBN 978-0-292-75452-2.


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