Biology:Nothocastoreum

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Nothocastoreum
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Nothocastoreum

G.W.Beaton (1984)
Type species
Nothocastoreum cretaceum
(Lloyd) G.W.Beaton (1984)
Synonyms[3]

Diploderma cretaceum Lloyd (1921)[1]
Castoreum cretaceum (Lloyd) G.Cunn. (1932)[2]

Nothocastoreum is a fungal genus in the Mesophelliaceae family.[4] The genus is monotypic, containing the single truffle-like species Nothocastoreum cretaceum, found in Australia.[5]

References

  1. Lloyd CG. (1921). "Mycological Notes 65". Mycological Writings 6 (65): 1029–101. 
  2. Cuningham GH. (1932). "Gasteromycetes of Australasia. XV. The genera Mesophellia and Castoreum". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 57: 313–22. 
  3. "Nothocastoreum cretaceum (Lloyd) G.W. Beaton 1984". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=107061. 
  4. Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. 2008. p. 473. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. 
  5. "Victorian hypogaean Gasteromycetes: Mesophelliaceae". Transactions of the British Mycological Society 82 (4): 665–75. 1984. doi:10.1016/s0007-1536(84)80107-2. http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/59351/0082/004/0665.htm. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7062933 entry