Platygloea

Platygloea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Pucciniomycetes
Order: Platygloeales
Family: Platygloeaceae
Genus: Platygloea
J. Schröt. (1887)
Type species
Platygloea nigricans
(Fr.) J. Schröt (1887)
Synonyms

Tachaphantium Bref. (1888)

Platygloea is a genus of fungi belonging to the class Pucciniomycetes. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) of the type species are disc-shaped, gelatinous, and occur on dead wood, probably as a saprotroph.[1][2] Microscopically, all species of Platygloea sensu lato have auricularioid (laterally septate) basidia. Currently the genus (together with its possible synonym Achroomyces Bonord.) contains a heterogeneous mix of auricularioid fungi not yet accommodated in other genera.

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