Zugazaea

Zugazaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Leotiomycetes
Order:	Helotiales
Family:	incertae sedis
Genus:	Zugazaea; Korf, Iturr. & Lizoň (1998)
Type species
	Zugazaea agyrioides; Korf, Iturr. & Lizoň (1998)

Zugazaea is a fungal genus in the order Helotiales. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order is unknown (incertae sedis), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family.[1] This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Zugazaea agyrioides, found growing on decomposing wood in the Canary Islands. The fungus produces small, dull orange fruitbodies that seem to be embedded in a resinous or mulicaginous material. The type species is named for its resemblance to some members of the genus Agyrium.[2]

References

Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on March 18, 2009.
Iturriaga T, Korf RP, Lizon P (1998). "Zugazaea agyrioides, an odd genus and species from Macronesia". Mycologia. 90 (4): 697–700. doi:10.2307/3761228.

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[OoA-1] Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on March 18, 2009.

[Iturriaga_1998-2] Iturriaga T, Korf RP, Lizon P (1998). "Zugazaea agyrioides, an odd genus and species from Macronesia". Mycologia. 90 (4): 697–700. doi:10.2307/3761228.