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Geastrum huneckii

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Geastrum huneckii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Geastrales
Family: Geastraceae
Genus: Geastrum
Species:
G. huneckii
Binomial name
Geastrum huneckii
Dörfelt (1981)

Geastrum huneckii is a species of earthstar fungus in the family Geastraceae. Found in Mongolia, it was formally described as a new species in 1981 by German mycologist Heinrich Dörfelt. The species epithet honours his colleague Siegfried Huneck. Characteristics of the fungus include its hygroscopic exoperidium with four rays, a white endoperidium with a well-delimited peristome, and basidiospores measuring 5.5–6.5 μm in diameter.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Dörfelt, H. (1981). "Mykogeographisch interessante Gasteromyceten-Funde" [Mycogeographically interesting gasteromycete finds]. Boletus (in German). 5 (1): 15–20.