Astraeus pteridis
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Astraeus pteridis is a species of false earthstar
in the family Diplocystaceae
. It was described by American mycologist Cornelius Lott Shear
in 1902 under the name Scleroderma pteridis. Sanford Myron Zeller
transferred it to Astraeus
in a 1948 publication. It is found in North America.
Astraeus (genus)
Astraeus is a genus of fungi in the Diplocystaceae family. The genus, which has a cosmopolitan distribution, contains five species of earthstar mushrooms. They are distinguished by the outer layer of flesh that at maturity splits open in a star-shape manner to reveal a round spore sac...
in the family Diplocystaceae
Diplocystaceae
Diplocystaceae is a family of fungi in the Boletales order. The family was described by mycologist Hanns Kreisel in 1974....
. It was described by American mycologist Cornelius Lott Shear
Cornelius Lott Shear
Cornelius Lott Shear was an American mycologist and plant pathologist. In 1908 he created the American Phytopathological Society. He was the first to describe the grass Bromus arizonicus.-References:...
in 1902 under the name Scleroderma pteridis. Sanford Myron Zeller
Sanford Myron Zeller
Sanford Myron Zeller was an American mycologist. Born in Coldwater, Michigan, Zeller was educated at Lawrence College in Wisconsin, then Greenville College in Illinois, from which he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1909. He earned his doctorate in botany in 1917 at Washington University...
transferred it to Astraeus
Astraeus
In Greek mythology, Astraeus or Astraeos was an astrological deity and the Titan-god of the dusk. In Hesiod's Theogony and in the Bibliotheca, Astraeus is a second-generation Titan, descended from Crius and Eurybia. However, Hyginus wrote that he was descended directly from Tartarus and Gaia, and...
in a 1948 publication. It is found in North America.