Global InformationGeomyces pannorum information
Geomyces pannorum is a yellow-brown filamentous fungus of the phylum Ascomycota commonly found in cold soil environments including the permafrost of the Northern hemisphere.[1] A ubiquitous soil fungus, it is the most common species of the genus Geomyces; which also includes G. vinaceus and G. asperulatus.[2][3] Geomyces pannorum has been identified as an agent of disfigurement of pigments used in the 15,000-year-old paintings on the walls of the Lascaux caves of France.[4] Strains of Geomyces have been recovered from the Alaskan Fox Permafrost Tunnel and radiocarbon dated to between 14,000 and 30,000 years old.[5]
| Geomyces pannorum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi
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| Division: | Ascomycota
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| Subphylum: | Pezizomycotina
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| Class: | Leotiomycetes
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| Order: | Helotiales
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| Family: | Myxotrichaceae
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| Genus: | Geomyces
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| Species: | G. pannorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Geomyces pannorum (Link) Sigler & J.W. Carmich. (1976)
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