Biology:Mycolevis

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Short description: Genus of fungi

Mycolevis
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Mycolevis

A.H.Sm. (1965)
Type species
Mycolevis siccigleba
A.H.Sm. (1965)

Mycolevis is a fungal genus in the family Albatrellaceae.[1] A monotypic genus, it contains the single truffle-like species Mycolevis siccigleba, found in North America.[2] American mycologist Alexander H. Smith described this genus and species in 1965.[3]

References

  1. "Mycolevis A.H. Sm. :391, 1965". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?Table=Mycobank&Rec=96534&Fields=All. 
  2. Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. 2008. p. 449. ISBN 9780851998268. 
  3. Smith AH. (1965). "New and unusual basidiomycetes with comments on hyphal and spore wall reactions with Melzer's solution". Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 26 (4): 385–402. doi:10.1007/BF02049566. 

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