Gasterellaceae
Encyclopedia
Gasterellaceae is a family
of fungi in the order Boletales
. It contains the single genus Gasterella, which in turn contains the single species Gasterella luteophila, found in the USA. The genus and species was described by American mycologists Sanford Myron Zeller
and Leva Belle Walker in 1935; the family by Zeller in 1948.
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...
of fungi in the order Boletales
Boletales
The Boletales are an order of Agaricomycetes, containing over 1300 species with a diverse array of fruiting body types. The boletes are the best known members of this group, and until recently, the Boletales were thought to only contain boletes...
. It contains the single genus Gasterella, which in turn contains the single species Gasterella luteophila, found in the USA. The genus and species was described by American mycologists Sanford Myron Zeller
Sanford Myron Zeller
Sanford Myron Zeller was an American mycologist. Born in Coldwater, Michigan, Zeller was educated at Lawrence College in Wisconsin, then Greenville College in Illinois, from which he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1909. He earned his doctorate in botany in 1917 at Washington University...
and Leva Belle Walker in 1935; the family by Zeller in 1948.