Acanthobasidium
Encyclopedia
Acanthobasidium is a genus
of fungi in the Stereaceae
family. The genus, which contains three species found in Europe, was circumscribed by mycologist Franz Oberwinkler in 1966.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi in the Stereaceae
Stereaceae
The Stereaceae are a family of corticioid fungi in the Russulales order. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, are lignicolous or terrestrial , and typically saprobic. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi , the family contains 22 genera and 125 species.-Genera...
family. The genus, which contains three species found in Europe, was circumscribed by mycologist Franz Oberwinkler in 1966.