''Spinellus'' 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
Phycomycetaceae family. The widely distributed genus contains three species of
pin mold that are
parasitic
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on
agaric
An agaric () is a type of fungal fruiting body characterized by the presence of a pileus (cap) that is clearly differentiated from the stipe (stalk), with lamellae (gills) on the underside of the pileus. It is a type of mushroom (or toadstool) ...
mushrooms.
[ The genus was circumscribed by Phillippe Edouard Leon van Tieghem in 1875.][
]
Species
* '' Spinellus chalybeus''
* '' Spinellus fusiger''
* '' Spinellus sphaerosporus''
References
External links
*
Zygomycota genera
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