''Astraeus telleriae'' is a species of
false earthstar in the family
Diplocystaceae. Described as new to science in 2013, it is found in the
Mediterranean region
In biogeography, the Mediterranean Basin (; also known as the Mediterranean Region or sometimes Mediterranea) is the region of lands around the Mediterranean Sea that have mostly a Mediterranean climate, with mild to cool, rainy winters and wa ...
, from southern Spain to Greece. The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
honours Spanish mycologist Maria Teresa Telleria.
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Boletales
Fungi described in 2013
Fungi of Europe
Fungus species
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