Tylospora
Genus of fungi
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Tylospora is a genus of fungi in the family Atheliaceae. The widespread genus contains two species.[3]
| Tylospora | |
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Atheliales |
| Family: | Atheliaceae |
| Genus: | Tylospora Donk (1960)[1] |
| Type species | |
| Tylospora asterophora (Bonord.) Donk (1960) | |
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Tylosporan fungi are identified by their lobed or triangular basidispores.[4] They are found in acidic environments where they form mycorrhizal relationships with spruce trees,[5] birch, and willows.[6] Studies have found Tylosporan-type mycorrhizae to be the most abundant mycorrhizal type of spruce in Sweden,[7] and in Central Europe.[8]
