Artomyces
Encyclopedia
Artomyces is a genus
of fungi in the family
Auriscalpiaceae
. It was circumscribed by Walter Jülich in 1982, who set Artomyces pyxidatus (formerly Clavaria pyxidata Pers. 1794) as the type species
.
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 family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Auriscalpiaceae
Auriscalpiaceae
The Auriscalpiaceae are a family of fungi in the Russulales order. Like much of the Russulales, it has been defined through molecular phylogeny, and includes physically dissimilar species, such as the tooth fungus Auriscalpium and the gilled, often shelf-like members of Lentinellus. The family...
. It was circumscribed by Walter Jülich in 1982, who set Artomyces pyxidatus (formerly Clavaria pyxidata Pers. 1794) as the type species
Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
.
Species
- Artomyces adrienneae
- Artomyces austropiperatus
- Artomyces candelabrus
- Artomyces carolinensis
- Artomyces colensoi
- Artomyces costaricensis
- Artomyces dichotomus
- Artomyces microsporus
- Artomyces novae-zelandiae
- Artomyces piperatus
- Artomyces pyxidatus
- Artomyces stephenii
- Artomyces tasmaniensis
- Artomyces turgidus