Akenomyces

Akenomyces
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: incertae sedis
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Akenomyces
G.Arnaud ex D.Hornby (1984)
Type species
Akenomyces costatus
D.Hornby (1984)
Synonyms[1]
  • Akenomyces G.Arnaud (1954)

Akenomyces is a fungal genus in the class Agaricomycetes. It has not yet been placed in any order or family. A monotypic genus, it contains the single anamorphic species Akenomyces costatus. The generic name is derived from the Latin achene, "small dry fruit".[2]

References

  1. "Synonymy: Akenomyces G. Arnaud ex D. Hornby". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  2. Hornby D. (1984). "Akenomyces costatus sp. nov. and the validation of Akenomyces Arnaud". Transactions of the British Mycological Society 82 (4): 653–64. doi:10.1016/s0007-1536(84)80106-0.

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