Fungalpedia – Note 3054, Geoglossaceae
Geoglossaceae Corda.
Citation when using this data: Senanayake IC et al. 2023 – Fungalpedia.
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Classification: Geoglossales, Incertae sedis, Geoglossomycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi.
Species in Geoglossaceae are terrestrial and broadly known as “earth tongues” (Hustad et al. 2011). The species in Geoglossaceae are generally characterized by dark brown to black, small, club-shaped fruiting bodies with light-brown to dark-brown, multiseptate ascospores (Schoch et al. 2009). This family comprises seven genera viz. Geoglossum Pers., Glutinoglossum Hustad, A.N. Mill., Dentinger & P.F. Cannon, Hemileucoglossum Arauzo, Leucoglossum S. Imai, Maasoglossum K.S. Thind & R. Sharma, Sabuloglossum Hustad, A.N. Mill., Dentinger & P.F. Cannon and Trichoglossum Boud. There are morethan 80 species in this family.
Type species: Geoglossum Pers.
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Geoglossaceae.
References
Entry by
Indunil C. Senanayake, Innovative Institute for Plant Health/ Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control on Fruits and Vegetables in South China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510225, Guangdong, China., Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand., Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, College of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, 3688, Nanhai Avenue, Nanshan, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China., University of L’Aquila, Department MeSVA, sect. Environmental Sciences, Via Vetoio, 67100 Coppito (AQ), Italy.
Published online 28 August 2026