Astraeus koreanus

Astraeus koreanus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Boletales
Family:	Diplocystaceae
Genus:	Astraeus
Species:	A. koreanus
Binomial name
Astraeus koreanus (V.J.Stanek) Kreisel (1976)
Synonyms [1]
Astraeus hygrometricus var. koreanusV.J.Stanek (1958)

Astraeus koreanus Mycological characteristics
	Glebal hymenium
	No distinct cap
	Spore print is brown
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is inedible

Astraeus koreanus is a species of false earthstar in the family Diplocystaceae. Described as a new species in 1976, it is found in Korea. ^[2] The species was originally named as a variety koreanus of Astraeus hygrometricus in 1958. ^[3]

References

1. "Astraeus koreanus (V.J. Stanek) Kreisel 1976". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
2. Kreisel H. (1976). "Gasteromyzeten aus Nepal II". Feddes Repertorium (in German). 87 (1–2): 83–107. doi:10.1002/fedr.19760870106.
3. Pilát A. (1958). Flora ČSR: Gasteromycetes, Houby-Břichatky (Gasteromycetes-Puffballs) (in Czech). Prague: Nakladatelstvi Československé Akademie Ved. pp. 632, 819.

External links

• Astraeus koreanus in Index Fungorum