Pterygellus is a genus of fungi in the family Cantharellaceae. It was circumscribed by the British mycologist E.J.H. Corner in 1966.[1] According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the genus contains five species found in tropical Asia.[2]

Pterygellus
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Pterygellus

Type species
Pterygellus armeniacus
Corner
Species

P. armeniacus
P. cymatodermoides
P. funalis
P. polymorphus
P. spiculosus

References

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  1. ^ Corner EJH. (1966). "A monograph of cantharelloid fungi". Annals of Botany Memoirs. 2: 166.
  2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 576. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
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