Cryptomyces maximus

Cryptomyces maximus (commonly known as willow blister) is a species of fungus within the genus Cryptomyces.

Cryptomyces maximus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Rhytismatales
Family: Cryptomycetaceae
Genus: Cryptomyces
Species:
C. maximus
Binomial name
Cryptomyces maximus

Cryptomyces maximus is the only species listed on The world's 100 most threatened species as being native to the British Isles.[1]

References

  1. Baillie, Jonathan E M; Ellen R Butcher (2012). Priceless or Worthless? (PDF). ZoolFlyway to wintering grounds in Indiaogical Society of London. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-900881-67-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-21.

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