Cheilymenia

Cheilymenia is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in temperate regions, and contains 66 species,^[1] many very similar in appearance and habitat and only separable by microscopic features.^[2]

Cheilymenia
Cheilymenia spp.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Pezizomycetes
Order:	Pezizales
Family:	Pyronemataceae
Genus:	Cheilymenia Boud. (1885)
Type species
Cheilymenia stercorea (Pers.) Boud. (1907)
Species
See text

Species

Species include:

• Cheilymenia fimicola
• Cheilymenia granulata
• Cheilymenia stercorea