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Geastrum entomophilum

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Geastrum entomophilum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Geastrales
Family: Geastraceae
Genus: Geastrum
Species: G. entomophilum
Binomial name
Geastrum entomophilum
Fazolino, Calonge & Baseia (2008)
Species of fungus
Geastrum entomophilumView the Mycomorphbox template that generates the following listMycological characteristics
Glebal hymenium
No distinct cap
Spore print is brown
Ecology is saprotrophic
Edibility is inedible

Geastrum entomophilum is an inedible species of mushroom belonging to the genus Geastrum, or earthstar fungi. Found in northeast Brazil in 2008, the species was found with beetles inhabiting the spore sac, likely contributing to spore dissemination.

References

  1. Fazolino EP, Calonge FD, Baseia IG (2008). "Geastrum entomophilum, a new earthstar with an unusual spore dispersal strategy". Mycotaxon. 104: 449–453.
Taxon identifiers
Geastrum entomophilum


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