''Cystangium'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
fungi
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
in the family
Russulaceae. The genus contains 32 species that are distributed in Australia and South America.
[ ''Cystangium'' was described by American mycologists ]Rolf Singer
Rolf Singer (June 23, 1906 – January 18, 1994) was a German mycologist and Taxonomy (biology), taxonomist of gilled mushrooms (agarics).
He wrote the book "The Agaricales in Modern Taxonomy (biology), Taxonomy". He fled to various countries d ...
and Alexander H. Smith in 1960.[
The taxon is phylogenetically part of '']Russula
''Russula'' is a very large genus composed of around 750 worldwide species of fungi. The genus was described by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1796.
The mushrooms are fairly large, and brightly colored – making them one of the most recognizable ...
'' and thus probably a synonym.[ However, it has not been formally synonymised yet and continues to be used by taxonomists.]
Species
*'' Cystangium balpineum''
*'' Cystangium bisporum''
*'' Cystangium capitis-orae''
*'' Cystangium clavatum''
*'' Cystangium depauperatum''
*'' Cystangium domingueziae''Cystangium phymatodisporum
''Cystangium'' is a genus of fungi in the family Russulaceae. The genus contains 32 species that are distributed in Australia and South America. ''Cystangium'' was described by American mycologists Rolf Singer and Alexander H. Smith in 1960.
The ...
''
*'' Cystangium pineti''
*'' Cystangium pisiglarea''
*'' Cystangium polychromum''
*'' Cystangium rodwayi''
*'' Cystangium seminudum''
*'' Cystangium sessile''
*'' Cystangium shultziae''
*'' Cystangium sparsum''
*'' Cystangium thaxteri''
*'' Cystangium theodoroui''
*'' Cystangium trappei''
*'' Cystangium variabilisporum''
*'' Cystangium vesiculosum''
*'' Cystangium xanthocarpum''
References
Russulales
Russulales genera
Taxa named by Rolf Singer
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