Tyromyces

Tyromyces
Tyromyces chioneus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Polyporaceae
Genus: Tyromyces
P. Karst.
Type species
Tyromyces chioneus
(Fr.) P. Karst.
Species

Tyromyces galactinus

Tyromyces is a genus of fungi in the Polyporaceae family. There are about 30 species in the genus.[1]

The name means having a cheesy consistency.[2]

References

  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi. 10th ed. Wallingford: CABI. p. 711. ISBN 0-85199-826-7.
  2. Tyromyces chinoeus at Messiah College

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