Utharomyces
| Utharomyces | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Zygomycota |
| Class: | Mucoromycotina |
| Order: | Mucorales |
| Family: | Pilobolaceae |
| Genus: | Utharomyces Boedijn (1958) |
| Type species | |
| Utharomyces epallocaulus Boedijn ex P.M.Kirk & Benny (1980) | |
Utharomyces is a fungal genus in the Pilobolaceae family. The genus is monotypic, containing the single coprophilous (dung-loving) species Utharomyces epallocaulus, which is widely distributed in subtropical regions.[1] Utharomyces was circumscribed by the Dutch botanist Karel Bernard Boedijn in 1958.[2] U. epallocaulus has been collected in Bahamas, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Mexico, China, and the United States.[3]
References
- ↑ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 719. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ↑ Boedijn KB. (1958). "Notes of the Mucorales of Indonesia". Sydowia. 12 (1–6): 321–62.
- ↑ Kirk PM, Benny GL (1980). "The genus Utharomyces Boedijn (Pilobolaceae: Zygomycetes)". Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 75 (1): 123–31. doi:10.1016/s0007-1536(80)80202-6.
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