Peziza fimeti
{{Short description|Species of fungus}}
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| image = Peziza fimeti 418777.jpg
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| genus = Peziza
| species = fimeti
| authority = (Fuckel) E.C.Hansen (1876)
| synonyms =
- Humaria fimeti Fuckel (1871)
- Peziza bovina W.Phillips (1887)
- Humaria bovina (W.Phillips) Sacc. (1889))
- Plicaria fimeti (Fuckel) Rehm (1894)
- Aleuria bovina (W.Phillips) Boud. (1907)
- Aleuria fimeti (Fuckel) Boud. (1907)
- Galactinia fimeti (Fuckel) Svrček & Kubička (1961)
}}
Peziza fimeti is a species of ascomycete fungus belonging to the family Pezizaceae. Found in Europe and North America, the fungus grows on cow dung. It produces small, light brown, cup-shaped fruit bodies up to {{convert|2|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} in diameter. The asci (spore-producing cells) are cylindrical (or nearly so), with dimensions of up to 280 μm long and 18 μm in diameter. The spores are ellipsoid and measure 8 by 16 μm.
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Category:Fungi described in 1871
Category:Fungi of North America
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