Amylohyphus
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Genus: | Amylohyphus Ryvarden (1978)
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Amylohyphus africanus Ryvarden (1978)
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Amylohyphus is a fungal genus in the family Stereaceae. It was circumscribed by Norwegian mycologist Leif Ryvarden in 1978 to contain the single crust fungus Amylohyphus africanus. The fungus, which grows as a thin crust on deciduous wood, has a light brown surface with smooth, yellowish margins. The spores produced by the fungus are cylindrical, thin-walled, and non-amyloid, measuring 12–15 by 5–7 μm. Amylohyphus africanus is found in Rwanda.[1]
References
- ^ Ryvarden L. (1978). "Studies in the Aphyllophorales of Africa 6 Some Species from Eastern Central Africa". Bulletin du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique / Bulletin van de Nationale Plantentuin van België. 48 (1/2): 79–117 (see p. 81). doi:10.2307/3667919. JSTOR 3667919.