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| Geoglossaceae | |
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| Geoglossum glutinosum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Subdivision: | Pezizomycotina |
| Class: | Geoglossomycetes Zheng Wang, C.L.Schoch & Spatafora (2009) |
| Order: | Geoglossales Zheng Wang, C.L.Schoch & Spatafora (2009) |
| Family: | Geoglossaceae Corda (1838) |
| Type genus | |
| Geoglossum Pers. (1794)
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| Genera | |
Geoglossaceae is a family of fungi in the order Geoglossales, class Geoglossomycetes. These fungi are broadly known as earth tongues. The ascocarps of most species in the family Geoglossaceae are terrestrial and are generally small, dark in color, and club-shaped with a height of 2–8 cm. The ascospores are typically light-brown to dark-brown and are often multiseptate. Other species of fungi have been known to parasitize ascocarps.[1][2] The use of a compound microscope is needed for accurate identification.[3]