Smithiogaster is a fungal genus in the family Agaricaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single gasteroid species Smithiogaster volvoagaricus. Smithiogaster was circumscribed by J.E.Wright in 1975.[1]
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| Genus: | Smithiogaster J.E.Wright (1975)
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| Smithiogaster volvoagaricus J.E.Wright (1975)
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The genus name of Smithiogaster is in honour of Alexander Hanchett Smith (1904–1986), who was an American mycologist known for his extensive contributions to the taxonomy and phylogeny of the higher fungi, especially the agarics.[2]
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edit- ^ Wright JE. (1975). "Smithiogaster, a new genus of agaricoid Gasteromycetes". Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia: 359–364.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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