| Callistosporium | |
|---|---|
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| Callistosporium purpureomarginatum, USA | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Callistosporiaceae |
| Genus: | Callistosporium Singer (1944) [1] |
| Type species | |
| Callistosporium palmarum (Murrill) Singer (1944) | |
| Synonyms | |
Pleurocollybia Singer (1947) | |
Callistosporium is a genus of fungi in the order Agaricales. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are agarics (gilled mushrooms), either with a central stipe (stalk) or pleurotoid (with a lateral stipe). The latter group were formerly referred to Pleurocollybia. Recent molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences, has shown that the genus is a natural, monophyletic grouping, though not all species have yet been sequenced. [2] Species are saprotrophic, typically growing on wood, and the genus is found worldwide.
