Biology:Amylascus

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Amylascus
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Amylascus

Trappe (1971)
Type species
Amylascus herbertianus
(J.W.Cribb) Trappe (1971)
Species

A. herbertianus
A. tasmanicus

Amylascus is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the Pezizaceae family.[1] The genus, which contains two species found in Australasia,[2] was circumscribed[clarification needed] by mycologist James Trappe in 1971.[3]

References

  1. "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet 13: 1–58. December 2007. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20090318003134/http://www.fieldmuseum.org/myconet/outline.asp. 
  2. Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. 2008. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. 
  3. Trappe JM. (1971). "A synopsis of the Carbomycetaceae and Terfeziaceae (Tuberales)". Transactions of the British Mycological Society 57 (1): 85–92. doi:10.1016/S0007-1536(71)80083-9. http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/59351/0057/001/0085.htm. 

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