Descomyces

Descomyces
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Cortinariaceae
Genus:	Descomyces Bougher & Castellano (1993)
Type species
Descomyces albus (Berk.) Bougher & Castellano (1993)
Species
D. albellus D. albus D. angustisporus D. giachinii D. javanicus
Synonyms[1]
Hymenangium Klotzsch (1839)

Descomyces is a genus of fungus in the Cortinariaceae family. The genus contains five species formerly restricted to Australasia, but now more widespread due to having been spread with Eucalyptus.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Descomyces Bougher & Castellano 1993". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=26321. Retrieved 2011-03-24. 
2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. 

External links

• Descomyces in Index Fungorum.