Acervus

Acervus
	Acervus epispartius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Pyronemataceae
Genus:	Acervus; Kanouse (1938)
Type species
	Acervus aurantiacus; Kanouse (1938)
Species
	A. aurantiacus; A. beijingense; A. changchunense; A. epispartius; A. flavidus; A. lusakianus; A. xishuangbannicus

Acervus is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. They have cup-shaped fruitbodies that may be up to 1.5 cm (0.6 in) in diameter, with a bright yellow to orange-colored hymenium.^[2] Fruitbodies occur on soil, duff, and plant debris. Six of the seven species in the genus are found in China.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Zhuang WY, Luo J, Zhao P (2011). "Two new species of Acervus (Pezizales) with notes on phylogeny within the genus" (PDF). Mycologia. 103 (2): 400–406. doi:10.3852/10-149. PMID 20943525.
^ Pfister DH, Bessette AE (1985). "More comments on the genus Acervus". Mycotaxon. 22 (2): 435–8.

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[Zhuang_2011-1] Zhuang WY, Luo J, Zhao P (2011). "Two new species of Acervus (Pezizales) with notes on phylogeny within the genus" (PDF). Mycologia. 103 (2): 400–406. doi:10.3852/10-149. PMID 20943525.

[Pfister_1985-2] Pfister DH, Bessette AE (1985). "More comments on the genus Acervus". Mycotaxon. 22 (2): 435–8.

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