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Zelleromyces
Sign in to saveZelleromyces is a genus of fungi in the family Russulaceae. It was first described by mycologists Rolf Singer and Alexander H. Smith in 1960 to contain hypogeous (underground) fungi with gasteroid fruit bodies that "bleed" latex when they are cut.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderRussulales
- FamilyRussulaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 367
- With media
- 26
- Family
- Russulaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, MEL, ILLS
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Australia, United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Russulaceae
- Image
- Zelleromyces cinnabarinus 62064.jpg
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- Zelleromyces
- taxon name
- Zelleromyces
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Zelleromyces
- taxonomic type
- Zelleromyces cinnabarinus
- taxon author citation
- Singer & A.H.Sm.
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Zelleromyces is a genus of fungi in the family Russulaceae. It was first described by mycologists Rolf Singer and Alexander H. Smith in 1960 to contain hypogeous (underground) fungi with gasteroid fruit bodies that "bleed" latex when they are cut.
The genus was circumscribed in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club vol.21 (3) on page 18 in 1960.
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