Amogaster

Amogaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Incertae sedis
Genus: Amogaster
Castellano (1995)
Type species
Amogaster viridigleba
Castellano (1995)

Amogaster is a genus of fungi in the order Agaricales. It is incertae sedis with respect to familial placement within the order.[1] The genus is monotypic, containing the single truffle-like species Amogaster viridigleba, found in the United States.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. 
  2. ^ Castellano MA. (1995). "NATS truffle and truffle-like fungi 4: Amogaster viridigleba gen. et sp.nov., a new truffle-like fungus from the Sierra Nevada". Mycotaxon 55: 185–88. http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/59575/0055/0185.htm. 

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