Geosiphon
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geosiphon-253-3989035
title:
Geosiphon
text:
Geosiphon is a genus of fungus in the family Geosiphonaceae. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Geosiphon pyriformis, first described by Kützing in 1849 as Botrydium pyriforme. In 1915, Von Wettstein characterized Geosiphon pyriforme as a multinucleate alga containing endosymbiotic cyanobacteria, although he also noted the presence of chitin, a component of fungal cell walls. In 1933, Knapp was the first to suggest the fungal origin of the species and described it as a lichen
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Monotypic genus of photosynthetic, non-lichen fungi
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosiphon
date created:
date modified:
2023-08-13T07:47:54Z
main entity:
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image:
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13
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15