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Cheilymenia stercorea

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Wikipedia Abstract

Cheilymenia stercorea is a species of apothecial fungus belonging to the family Pyronemataceae. This is a common appearing throughout the year as orange-red discs up to 3 mm in diameter, clustered on dung, usually from cows. The spores are elliptical and measure 14–18 by 8–10 µm, while the asci are 175-–220 by 9–12 µm. It is found in Europe and North America.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Cairngorms 142543 Scotland, United Kingdom
Moray Firth 373987 Scotland, United Kingdom  
Sefton Coast 11278 England, United Kingdom
The Stiperstones and The Hollies 1486 England, United Kingdom  

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Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0