Malajczukia
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| Malajczukia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Hysterangiales |
| Family: | Mesophelliaceae |
| Genus: | Malajczukia Trappe & Castellano (1992) |
| Type species | |
| Malajczukia viridigleba Trappe & Castellano (1992) | |
| Species | |
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M. amicorum | |
Malajczukia is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the Mesophelliaceae family.[1] The genus contains eight species found in Australia and New Zealand.[2]
The genus name of Malajczukia is in honour of Nicholas Malajczuk, an Australian botanist (Mycology and Lichenology).[3]
The genus was circumscribed by James Martin 'Jim' Trappe and Michael Angelo Castellano in Austral. Syst. Bot. vol.5 (Issue 5) on page 618 in 1992.[2]
