| Amylascus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Pezizaceae |
| Genus: | Amylascus Trappe (1971) |
| Type species | |
| Amylascus herbertianus | |
| Species | |
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A. herbertianus | |
Amylascus is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the Pezizaceae family.1 The genus, which contains two species found in Australasia,2 was circumscribed by mycologist James Trappe in 1971.3
References
References
- Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
- Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- Trappe JM. (1971). "A synopsis of the Carbomycetaceae and Terfeziaceae (Tuberales)". Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 57 (1): 85–92. doi:10.1016/S0007-1536(71)80083-9.