Sordaria fimicola
This is a longitudinal section of S. fimicola (showing the perithecia), a microscopic fungus. It's commonly found in the feces of herbivores and can negatively impact the growth of other fungi, in addition to certain plants.
*l.s. microscope slide
"Sordaria fimicola" is a species of microscopic fungus. It is commonly found in the feces of herbivores. "Sordaria fimicola" is often used in introductory biology and mycology labs because it is easy to grow on nutrient agar in dish cultures. The genus "Sordaria", closely related to "Neurospora and Podospora", is a member of the large class Sordariomycetes, or flask-fungi. The natural habitat of the three species of "Sordaria" that have been the principal subjects in genetic studies is dung of herbivorous.. more
