Austrobasidium

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Austrobasidium
2008-12-07 Austrobasidium pehueldeni Palfner 32150.jpg
Austrobasidium pehueldeni
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Austrobasidium

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Austrobasidium pehueldeni
Palfner

Austrobasidium is a genus of fungi in the Exobasidiaceae family. The genus is monotypic and contains the single species Austrobasidium pehueldeni, found parasitizing the woody plant Hydrangea serratifolia in Chile. [1]

References

  1. Palfner G. (2006). "Austrobasidium, a new gall-forming genus of Exobasidiaceae (Exobasidiales, Basidiomycota) on Hydrangea serratifolia from Chile". Australian Systematic Botany. 19 (5): 431–36. Bibcode:2006AuSyB..19..431P. doi:10.1071/SB05026. hdl: 10533/178202 .