Allantula

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Allantula
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Pterulaceae
Genus: Allantula
Corner (1952)
Type species
Allantula diffusa
Corner (1952)

Allantula is a fungal genus in the family Pterulaceae. The genus is monotypic, containing the singles species Allantula diffusa, found in Brazil. [1] The genus and species were described by British mycologist E.J.H. Corner in 1952. [2]

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References

  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 20. ISBN   978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. Corner EJH. (1952). "Addenda Clavariacea: I. Two new Pteruloid Genera and Deflexula". Annals of Botany. 16 (2): 269–91. Archived from the original on 2014-06-24.(subscription required)