Name:		Peristomium desmosporum Lechmere, Compte Rendu Hebdomadaire des Séances de l’Académie des Sciences 155 (1912) page 178 [basionym]
Accepted name:		Microascus desmosporus (Lechmere) Curzi
Status:		Species
Taxonomic position:		Peristomium Lechmere [Genus] Microascaceae Luttr. ex Malloch [Family] Microascales Luttr. ex Benny & R.K. Benj. [Order] Hypocreomycetidae O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subclass] Sordariomycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Class] Pezizomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subdivision / Subphylum] Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subspecific taxa Peristomium desmosporum var. desmosporum Peristomium desmosporum var. oidium Lechmere Peristomium desmosporum var. verticillium Lechmere
Catalogue data:		Saccardo, Sylloge Fungorum 24 (1): 229
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]