Protogaster
Genus of fungi
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The Protogastraceae are a family of fungi in the order Boletales that contain the single genus Protogaster. The genus, in turn, contains a single species, Protogaster rhizophilus, found on the roots of Viola in the US.[1] The family was described by American mycologist Sanford Myron Zeller in 1934, and the genus and species by Roland Thaxter.[2]
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| Family: | Protogastraceae Zeller (1934) |
| Genus: | Protogaster Thaxt. (1934) |
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| Protogaster rhizophilus Thaxt. (1934) | |
