Astraeus asiaticus

Astraeus asiaticus is a species of false earthstar in the family Diplocystaceae. Described as a new species in 2007, it was originally found in north and northeastern areas of Thailand, where it grows in sandy or laterite-rich soil in dry lowland dipterocarp forests. The species has a wide distribution in Asia.[1]

Astraeus asiaticus
Het phok เห็ดเผาะ Astraeus asiaticus in Sakon Nakhon, northeast of Thailand
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A. asiaticus
Binomial name
Astraeus asiaticus
Phosri, M.P.Martín & Watling (2007)
Astraeus asiaticus
float
Mycological characteristics
glebal hymenium
no distinct cap
spore print is brown
ecology is mycorrhizal

References

  1. Phosri C, Martín MP, Sihanonth P, Whalley AJ, Watling R (2007). "Molecular study of the genus Astraeus". Mycological Research. 111 (3): 275–86. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2007.01.004. PMID 17360168.
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