Biology:Asterophora

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Asterophora
Asterophora parasitica - Lindsey.jpg
A. parasitica
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Asterophora

Ditmar (1809)
Type species
Asterophora lycoperdoides
(Bull.) Ditmar (1809)
Species

A. lycoperdoides
A. mirabilis
A. parasitica
A. salvaterrensis

Synonyms[1]

Asterosperma Pers. (1818)
Nyctalis Fr. (1825)
Stellifera Léman (1827)

Asterophora is a genus of fungi that grow as parasites on mushrooms. The genus contains four species, which have a widespread distribution, especially in temperate areas.[2] The most recently described species, A. salvaterrensis, was found in Pinus pinaster forests in Galicia (northwest Iberian Peninsula).[3] Asterophora species are characterized by the massive production of chlamydospores[4] in their fruit bodies and by the production of carminophilous lysosomes in their basidia. A frequently used but synonymous genus name is Nyctalis. The chlamydospores have been classified in the genus Ugola, which is an anamorphic name.

References

  1. "Asterophora Ditmar 1809". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=7267. Retrieved 2010-12-30. 
  2. Dictionary of the Fungi. (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. 2008. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. 
  3. "Asterophora salvaterrensis (Basidiomycota, Agaricales), a new species from Galicia (Spain)". Mycotaxon 118: 83–88. 2011. doi:10.5248/118.83. 
  4. Volk T. (December 2005). "Asterophora lycoperdoides, the star bearing powder cap mushroom". Fungus of the Month. http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/toms_fungi/dec2005.html. Retrieved 2010-12-30. 


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