''Mycoamaranthus'' is a

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in the family

Boletaceae The Boletaceae are a family of mushroom-forming fungi, primarily characterised by small pores on the spore-bearing hymenial surface (at the underside of the mushroom), instead of gills as are found in most agarics. Nearly as widely distributed ...

. The genus contains three species, found in Australasia, Africa, and Southeast Asia. The genus was

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by Michael Angelo Castellano, James 'Jim' Martin Trappe and Nicholas Malajczuk in Austral. Syst. Bot. vol.5 (5) on page 613 1992. The genus name of ''Mycoamaranthus'' is in honour of Michael P. Amaranthus ( fl. 1996–2012), who was an American

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(mycology) and research biologist. He worked at the Forestry Sciences Laboratory in

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Species

As accepted by

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; * '' Mycoamaranthus auriorbis'' * '' Mycoamaranthus cambodgensis'' * ''

Mycoamaranthus congolensis ''Mycoamaranthus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Boletaceae. The genus contains three species, found in Australasia, Africa, and Southeast Asia. The genus was circumscribed by Michael Angelo Castellano, James 'Jim' Martin Trappe and Nicholas ...

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* Boletaceae Boletales genera Taxa named by James Trappe {{Boletales-stub