''Pterulicium'' is a
genus
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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
Pterulaceae family. The genus was previously
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...
, containing the single species ''Pterulicium xylogenum'', found in southeast Asia.
However in 2020 a major reclassification of the
Pterulaceae family occurred based on
phylogenetic
In biology, phylogenetics () is the study of the evolutionary history of life using observable characteristics of organisms (or genes), which is known as phylogenetic inference. It infers the relationship among organisms based on empirical dat ...
analysis and the ''
Pterula
''Pterula'' is a genus of fungi in the '' Pterulaceae'' family. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 50 species.
One such species, ''Pterula sp. 82168'', has yielded potential antifungal anti ...
'' genus was split into ''
Pterula
''Pterula'' is a genus of fungi in the '' Pterulaceae'' family. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 50 species.
One such species, ''Pterula sp. 82168'', has yielded potential antifungal anti ...
'', ''
Myrmecopterula, Pterulicium and
Phaeopterula'' by the mycologists
Caio A. Leal-Dutra,
Bryn Tjader Mason Dentinger and
Gareth W. Griffith.
Species
,
Species Fungorum
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accepted 42 species of ''Pterulicum''.
References
External links
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Pterulaceae
Fungi of Asia
Monotypic Agaricales genera
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