Biology:Cyanodontia

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Cyanodontia
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Cyanodontia

Hjortstam (1987)
Type species
Cyanodontia spathulata
Hjortstam (1987)

Cyanodontia is a fungal genus in the family Meruliaceae. It is a monotypic genus, circumscribed by mycologist Kurt Hjorstam in 1987 to contain the single species Cyanodontia spathulata. This is a toothed crust fungus that is found in East Africa. The type was collected by Leif Ryvarden in Tanga, Tanzania in 1973.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5197461 entry