Cyanodontia
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Genus: | Cyanodontia Hjortstam (1987) |
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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
[edit]- ^ Hjortstam, Kurt (1987). "Studies in tropical Corticiaceae (Basidiomycetes) VII. Specimens from East Africa collected by L. Ryvarden. II". Mycotaxon. 28 (1): 19–37.