Cryptomyces maximus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Rhytismatales |
| Family: | Cryptomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Cryptomyces |
| Species: | C. maximus
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| Cryptomyces maximus | |
Cryptomyces maximus (commonly known as willow blister) is a species of fungus within the genus Cryptomyces.
Cryptomyces maximus is the only species listed on The world's 100 most threatened species as being native to the British Isles.[1]
Climate
[edit]Cyprotomyces Maximus is a species of fungus comes from willow species as discovered in Finland in 1913. It prefers to live in damp and humid environments such as swamps. They can be found in a variety of different climates also so it is not just bound to one. They prefer both alpine and mountainous areas, along with the lowlands of Germany and the UK.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Baillie, Jonathan E M; Ellen R Butcher (2012). Priceless or Worthless? (PDF). ZoolFlyway to wintering grounds in Indiaogical Society of London. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-900881-67-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-21.
- ^ Teppo, Rama (2016). "Cryptomyces maximus rediscovered in Finland after 99 years". Karstenia. 56 (1–2): 55-60. doi:10.29203/ka.2016.476.
Further reading
[edit]- Granmo, Alfred; Rämä, Teppo; Mathiassen, Geir (2012). "The secrets of Cryptomyces maximus (Rhytismataceae). Ecology and distribution in the Nordic countries (Norden), and a morphological and ontogenetic update". Karstenia. 52 (2): 59–72. doi:10.29203/ka.2012.450.
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- ^ RÄMÄ, TEPPO (2016). "Cryptomyces maximus rediscovered in Finland after 99 years". Karstenia. 56 (1–2): 55–60. doi:10.29203/ka.2016.476.