Protogaster
Genus of fungi
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Protogastraceae is a family of fungi in the order Boletales that contains 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]
| Protogaster | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Protogastraceae Zeller (1934) |
| Genus: | Protogaster Thaxt. (1934) |
| Species: | P. rhizophilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Protogaster rhizophilus Thaxt. (1934) | |
