Afrocantharellus platyphyllus

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)

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]

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. PMID 3399100.

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