Pterosporomyces – Facesoffungi number: FoF

Pterosporomyces Guevara, Gómez, & Z.W. Ge gen. nov.

MycoBank number: MB 834809; Index Fungorum number: IF 834809; Facesoffungi number: FoF

GenBank: MZ343611, MZ343612 & MK811032

Typification: Pterosporomyces herrerae (Guevara, Gómez, Castellano) Guevara, Gómez & Z.W. Ge

Etymology: “in reference to a fungus with wing (utricle) spore ” the genus is dedicated to the pioneer mycologist from northern Mexico José Castillo Tovar.

Diagnosis: The genus differs from all other known Phallales by the spores with distinct inflated utricle laterally, and ITS and ATP6 analysis placed this taxon into the family Trappeaceae.

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