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Asterophora mirabilis

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Species of fungus

Asterophora mirabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Lyophyllaceae
Genus: Asterophora
Species: A. mirabilis
Binomial name
Asterophora mirabilis
(T.W.May) Redhead & Seifert (2001)
Synonyms
  • Nyctalis mirabilis T.W.May (1995)

Asterophora mirabilis is a species of fungus that grows as a parasite on mushrooms. It was originally described as Nyctalis mirabilis by Australian mycologist Tom May in 1995, and later transferred to the genus Asterophora in 2001. The fungus grows in temperate rainforests of Australia (southern Victoria and Tasmania) on decaying fruit bodies of species in the genera Russula and Lactarius.

References

  1. "Asterophora mirabilis (T.W. May) Redhead & Seifert 2001". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  2. May TW, Fuhrer BA (1995). "Nyctalis mirabilis (Fungi: Agaricales), a new species from Australia". Muelleria. 8: 385–90.
  3. Redhead SA, Seifert JA (2001). "Asterophora Ditmar ex Link 1809 versus Nyctalis Fries 1825, and the status of Ugola Adanson 1763". Taxon. 50 (1): 243–68. JSTOR 1224526.
  4. Lepp H. (2008-12-08). "Asterophora – mushrooms on mushrooms". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
Taxon identifiers
Asterophora mirabilis
Nyctalis mirabilis


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