Amylohyphus

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Amylohyphus
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Peniophoraceae
Genus: Amylohyphus
Ryvarden (1978)
Species:
A. africanus
Binomial name
Amylohyphus africanus
Ryvarden (1978)

Amylohyphus is a fungal genus in the family Stereaceae. It was circumscribed by Norwegian mycologist Leif Ryvarden in 1978 to contain the single crust fungus Amylohyphus africanus. The fungus, which grows as a thin crust on deciduous wood, has a light brown surface with smooth, yellowish margins. The spores produced by the fungus are cylindrical, thin-walled, and non-amyloid, measuring 12–15 by 5–7  μm. Amylohyphus africanus is found in Rwanda. [2]

References

  1. Cunha, S.P.; Gonçalves, S.C. (2024) [amended version of 2023 assessment]. "Amylohyphus africanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2024 e.T238744156A252902065. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T238744156A252902065.en .
  2. Ryvarden L. (1978). "Studies in the Aphyllophorales of Africa 6 Some Species from Eastern Central Africa". Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique. 48 (1/2): 79–117 (see p. 81). doi:10.2307/3667919. JSTOR   3667919.