Pterygellus

Pterygellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Cantharellales
Family:	Cantharellaceae
Genus:	Pterygellus ; Corner
Type species
	Pterygellus armeniacus; Corner
Species
	P. armeniacus ; P. cymatodermoides ; P. funalis ; P. polymorphus ; P. spiculosus

Last updated January 27, 2026

Pterygellus is a genus of fungi in the family Cantharellaceae. It was circumscribed by the British mycologist E.J.H. Corner in 1966.^[1] According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the genus contains five species found in tropical Asia.^[2]

References

↑ Corner EJH. (1966). "A monograph of cantharelloid fungi". Annals of Botany Memoirs. 2: 166.
↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 576. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

External links

Pterygellus in Index Fungorum

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[Corner1966-1] Corner EJH. (1966). "A monograph of cantharelloid fungi". Annals of Botany Memoirs. 2: 166.

[Kirk2008-2] Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 576. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

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