Eremascus

Eremascus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Coryneliales
Family: Eremascaceae
Genus: Eremascus
Eidam (1883)
Type species
Eremascus albus
Eidam (1883)
Species

Eremascus albus
Eremascus fertilis
Eremascus terrestris

Eremascus is a genus in the fungal family Eremascaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Eduard Eidam in 1883. Eremascus is thought to be a basal fungus, from which ascomycetous yeasts formed. Taxa have a widespread distribution, and grow saprobically, especially on substrates with low water content.

Morphology

Species of Eremascus produce no arthrospores or conidia. There are generally eight spores produced in each ascus.

References

  1. ↑ "Eremascus Eidam". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Eidam E. (1883). "Zur Kenntnis der Entwickelung bei den Ascomyceten". Beiträge zur Biologie der Pflanzen (in German). 3: 377–433 (see p. 385).
  3. 1 2 Kreger-van Rij NJW, Veenhuis M, Leemburg-van der Graaf CA (1974). "Ultrastructure of hyphae and ascospores in the genus Eremascus Eidam". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 40 (4): 533–42. doi:10.1007/BF00403817. S2CID 935821.
  4. ↑ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.