Species

Aleuria aurantia (Orange peel fungus)

Aleuria aurantia. Photo: (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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The orange peel fungus (Aleuria aurantia) is a widespread ascomycete fungus in the order Pezizales. The brilliant orange, cup-shaped ascocarps often resemble orange peels strewn on the ground, giving this species its common name.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Ascomycota (Ascomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Pezizomycotina (Higher ascomycetes)
      - Class: Pezizomycetes (Operculate ascomycetes)
        Order: Pezizales
        Family: Pyronemataceae
        Genus: Aleuria
        Species: Aleuria aurantia (Orange peel fungus)

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