AscodesmisAscodesmis is a genus of fungi in the family Ascodesmidaceae. It was described by French botanist Philippe [Édouard Léon Van Tieghem] in 1876. Species in the genus are coprophilous, and are characterized by the absence of an excipulum.SpeciesAscodesmis aureaAscodesmis echinulataAscodesmis macrosporaAscodesmis microscopicaAscodesmis nanaAscodesmis nigricansAscodesmis obristiiAscodesmis porcinaAscodesmis reticulataAscodesmis sphaerospora''Ascodesmis volutelloides''