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Genus of fungi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amphistereum is a genus of fungi in the family Auriculariaceae.[1] Species produce cupulate to effused, leathery basidiocarps (fruit bodies) on wood. Microscopically, fruit bodies have a dimitic hyphal system. The genus is currently only known from North and South America.[2]
Amphistereum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Auriculariales |
Family: | Auriculariaceae |
Genus: | Amphistereum Spirin & V. Malysheva (2017) |
Type species | |
Amphistereum schrenkii (Burt) Spirin & V. Malysheva (2017) | |
Species | |
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The genus was created as a result of molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences, which showed that two species previously referred to the genus Eichleriella formed a related, but distinct grouping.[2]
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