Species

Astraeus pteridis

Astraeus pteridis. Photo: (c) parobbert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Astraeus pteridis is a species of false earthstar in the family Diplocystaceae. It was described by American mycologist Cornelius Lott Shear in 1902 under the name Scleroderma pteridis. Sanford Myron Zeller transferred it to Astraeus in a 1948 publication. It is found in North America.

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
  - Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
    - Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
      - Class: Agaricomycetes
        Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
        Order: Boletales (Boletes and allies)
        Family: Astraeaceae
        Genus: Astraeus (Barometer earthstars)
        Species: Astraeus pteridis

Species

Astraeus pteridis

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