Geastrum huneckii
Appearance
Geastrum huneckii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Geastrales |
Family: | Geastraceae |
Genus: | Geastrum |
Species: | G. huneckii
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Binomial name | |
Geastrum huneckii Dörfelt (1981)
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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
[edit]- ^ Dörfelt, H. (1981). "Mykogeographisch interessante Gasteromyceten-Funde" [Mycogeographically interesting gasteromycete finds]. Boletus (in German). 5 (1): 15–20.