Aleurina
Encyclopedia
Aleurina is a genus
of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae
. The genus, which was circumscribed by George Edward Massee
in 1898, is synonymous with Jafneadelphus as defined by Mien A. Rifai in 1968. Aleurina is widely distributed and contains 11 species.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae
Pyronemataceae
The Pyronemataceae are a family of fungi in the order Pezizales. It is the largest family of the Pezizales, encompassing 75 genera and approximately 500 species...
. The genus, which was circumscribed by George Edward Massee
George Edward Massee
George Edward Massee was an English mycologist, plant pathologist, and botanist.-Background and education:George Massee was born in Scampston, East Yorkshire, the son of a farmer...
in 1898, is synonymous with Jafneadelphus as defined by Mien A. Rifai in 1968. Aleurina is widely distributed and contains 11 species.
Species
- A. americana
- A. argentina
- A. asperula
- A. calospora
- A. echinata
- A. ferruginea
- A. imaii
- A. magnicellula
- A. olivaceofusca
- A. subvirescens