Strobilurus (fungus)

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Strobilurus
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Strobilurus esculentus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Physalacriaceae
Genus: Strobilurus
Singer (1962) [1]

Strobilurus is a genus of fungi in the family Physalacriaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution in temperate regions, and contains 10 species. [2] Species of Strobilurus grow on pine cones.

Species

References

  1. Singer R. (1962). "New genera of fungi. VIII". Persoonia. 2 (3): 407–15.
  2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 670. ISBN   978-0-85199-826-8.