Misplaced Pages

Astraeus morganii

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Species of fungus

Astraeus morganii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Diplocystaceae
Genus: Astraeus
Species: A. morganii
Binomial name
Astraeus morganii
Phosri, Watling & M.P.Martín (2013)

Astraeus morganii is a species of false earthstar in the family Diplocystaceae. The fungus is found in the central to southern United States, extending southwards to Mexico. It is closely related to Astraeus pteridis, but has smaller fruit bodies and larger spores. The specific epithet honors American botanist Andrew Price Morgan.

References

  1. Phosri C, Martín MP, Watling R (2013). "Astraeus: hidden dimensions". IMA Fungus. 4 (2): 347–56. doi:10.5598/imafungus.2013.04.02.13. PMC 3905946. PMID 24563840. Open access icon

External links

Taxon identifiers
Astraeus morganii


Stub icon

This Boletales-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: