Afrocantharellus

Afrocantharellus
Afrocantharellus platyphyllus in Tanzania
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cantharellales
Family: Cantharellaceae
Genus: Afrocantharellus
(Eyssart. & Buyck) Tibuhwa (2012)
Type species
Afrocantharellus symoensii
(Heinem.) Tibuhwa (2012)
Species

A. fistulosus
A. platyphyllus
A. splendens
A. symoensii

Synonyms[1]
  • Cantharellus subgenus Afrocantharellus Essyart. & Buyck (2001)

Afrocantharellus is a genus of fungi in the family Cantharellaceae. It was originally named as a subgenus of Cantharellus, but was elevated to the rank of genus by Donatha D. Tibuhwa in 2012 based on morphological and molecular evidence.[1] Afrocantharellus species are only known from Africa.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tibuhwa, Donatha D.; Saviæ, Sanja; Tibell, Leif; Kivaisi, Amelia K. (2012). "Afrocantharellus gen. stat. nov. is part of a rich diversity of African Cantharellaceae". IMA Fungus. 3 (1): 25–38. doi:10.5598/imafungus.2012.03.01.04. PMC 3399100Freely accessible. PMID 23155498.

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