Podostroma
Encyclopedia
Podostroma is a genus
of fungi in the Hypocreaceae
family. It was described by the Finnish mycologist Petter Karsten in 1892. The genus contain 11 species that collectively have a widespread distribution.
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 Hypocreaceae
Hypocreaceae
The Hypocreaceae are a family within the class Sordariomycetes. Species of Hypocreaceae are usually recognized by their brightly colored, perithecial ascomata, typically yellow, orange or red. The family was proposed by Giuseppe De Notaris in 1844. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi , the...
family. It was described by the Finnish mycologist Petter Karsten in 1892. The genus contain 11 species that collectively have a widespread distribution.
Species
- P. africanum
- P. alutaceum
- P. brevipes
- P. cordyceps
- P. cornu-damaePodostroma cornu-damaePodostroma cornu-damae is a species of fungus in the Hypocreaceae family. The fruit bodies of the fungus are highly toxic, and have been responsible for several fatalities in Japan...
- P. daisenense
- P. eperuae
- P. giganteum
- P. grossum
- P. solmsii
- P. zeylanicum