Gomphogaster

Gomphogaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Boletales
Family:	Gomphidiaceae
Genus:	Gomphogaster ; O.K.Mill. (1973)
Type species
	Gomphogaster leucosarx; O.K.Mill. (1973)

Last updated October 08, 2025

Gomphogaster is a fungal genus in the family Gomphidiaceae. Circumscribed in 1972 by American mycologist Orson K. Miller, Jr.,^[1] the genus is monotypic, containing the single gasteroid species Gomphogaster leucosarx, found in the United States.^[2]

References

↑ Miller OK Jr. (1973). "A new gastroid genus related to Gomphidius" . Mycologia. 65 (1): 226–8. doi:10.2307/3757808.
↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 288. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

External links

Gomphogaster in Index Fungorum

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[Miller_1973-1] Miller OK Jr. (1973). "A new gastroid genus related to Gomphidius" . Mycologia. 65 (1): 226–8. doi:10.2307/3757808.

[Kirk_2008-2] Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 288. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

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