Afrocantharellus platyphyllus

Afrocantharellus platyphyllus is a species of fungus in the family Cantharellaceae. First described in 1966 as a species of Cantharellus, it was transferred to the new genus Afrocantharellus in 2012.[1]

Afrocantharellus platyphyllus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Cantharellales
Family:
Cantharellaceae
Genus:
Afrocantharellus
Species:
A. platyphyllus
Binomial name
Afrocantharellus platyphyllus
(Heinem.) Tibuhwa (2012)
Synonyms
  • Cantharellus platyphyllus Heinem. (1966)

References
  1. Tibuhwa DD, Savić S, Tibell L, Kivaisi AK (2012). "Afrocantharellus gen. stat. nov. is part of a rich diversity of African Cantharellaceae". IMA Fungus. 3 (1): 25–38. doi:10.5598/imafungus.2012.03.01.04. PMC 3399100. PMID 23155498.


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