Mycoamaranthus Explained

Mycoamaranthus is a genus of fungi in the family Boletaceae. The genus contains three species, found in Australasia, Africa, and Southeast Asia.

The genus was circumscribed by Michael Angelo Castellano, James 'Jim' Martin Trappe and Nicholas Malajczuk in Austral. Syst. Bot. vol.5 (5) on page 613 1992.

The genus name of Mycoamaranthus is in honour of Michael P. Amaranthus (fl. 1996–2012), who was an American botanist (mycology) and research biologist. He worked at the Forestry Sciences Laboratory in Seattle.^[1]

Species

As accepted by Species Fungorum;^[2]

• Mycoamaranthus auriorbis
• Mycoamaranthus cambodgensis
• Mycoamaranthus congolensis

External links

• Web site: Mycoamaranthus cambodgensis . Atlas of Living Australia .

Notes and References

1. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.
2. Web site: Mycoamaranthus - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 27 December 2022.