Cryptomyces maximus

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Cryptomyces maximus
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Rhytismatales
Family: Cryptomycetaceae
Genus: Cryptomyces
Species:
C. maximus
Binomial name
Cryptomyces maximus

Cryptomyces maximus (commonly known as willow blister) is a species of fungus within the genus Cryptomyces.

Cryptomyces maximus is the only species listed on The world's 100 most threatened species as being native to the British Isles.[1]

Climate

Cyprotomyces Maximus is a species of fungus comes from willow species as discovered in Finland in 1913. It prefers to live in damp and humid environments such as swamps. They can be found in a variety of different climates also so it is not just bound to one. They prefer both alpine and mountainous areas, along with the lowlands of Germany and the UK.[2]

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