Geopora facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Geopora |
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| Geopora cooperi | |
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Pezizomycetes
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Pezizales
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Pyronemataceae
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Geopora
Harkn. (1885)
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| Geopora cooperi Harkn. (1885)
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Peziza subgen. Sepultaria Cooke (1879) |
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Geopora is a group of special fungi that look a bit like truffles. These fungi belong to a family called Pyronemataceae. Scientists have found 13 different kinds, or species, of Geopora so far.
A mycologist, who is a scientist who studies fungi, named Harvey Willson Harkness first described this group in 1885. He gave them the name Geopora.
Scientists use modern methods to study the relationships between different fungi. These studies suggest that some Geopora species, especially those that look like cups, might actually belong in a different group called Sepultaria. If this change happens, the Geopora group would then only include Geopora cooperi and its very close relatives.
Types of Geopora
Here are some of the known species within the Geopora group:
- Geopora arenicola
- Geopora arenosa
- Geopora cercocarpi
- Geopora cervina
- Geopora cooperi
- Geopora foliacea
- Geopora sepulta
- Geopora sumneriana
- Geopora tenuis
See also
In Spanish: Geopora para niños
