Gigasperma
Gigasperma is a monotypic genus of fungi in the order Agaricales with a single species, G. cryptica. It is treated either as the only genus in the monotypic family Gigaspermataceae,[2] or part of the wider Cortinariaceae.[3] Gigasperma was circumscribed by Austrian mycologist Egon Horak in 1971.[4]
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| Family: | Gigaspermataceae Jülich (1981) |
| Genus: | Gigasperma E.Horak (1971) |
| Type species | |
| Gigasperma clelandii (Rodway) E.Horak (1971) | |
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G. cryptica | |
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Gigaspermaceae Jülich (1981) | |
Synonyms
- Gigasperma americanum Kropp & L.J. Hutchison, 1996 = Cryptolepiota americana (Kropp & L.J. Hutchison) Kropp & Trappe, 2012 [5]
- Gigasperma clelandii (Rodway) E. Horak, 1971 = Horakiella clelandii (Rodway) Castellano & Trappe, 1992 [6]
References
- "Gigaspermaceae Jülich 1981". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 282. ISBN 9780851998268.
- "Cortinariaceae R. Heim ex Pouzar, Česká Mykol. 37: 174 (1983)". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- Horak E. (1971). "Contributions to the knowledge of the Agaricales s.l. (Fungi) of New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 9 (3): 463–93. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1971.10430194.
- Mycobank Cryptolepiota americana
- Mycobank Horakiella clelandii
External links
- Gigasperma americanum at Species Fungorum
- Gigasperma cryptica at Species Fungorum
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