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Cantharellus splendens

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Cantharellus splendens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cantharellales
Family: Cantharellaceae
Genus: Cantharellus
Species:
C. splendens
Binomial name
Cantharellus splendens
Buyck (1994)
Synonyms
  • Afrocantharellus splendens (Buyck) Tibuhwa (2012)

Cantharellus splendens is a species of fungus in the family Cantharellaceae found in Zambia, Burundi and Tanzania. First described in 1994 as a species of Cantharellus, it was transferred to the new genus Afrocantharellus in 2012.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Tibuhwa DD, Savić S, Tibell L, Kivaisi AK (2012). "Afrocantharellus gen. stat. nov. is part of a rich diversity of African Cantharellaceae". IMA Fungus. 3 (1): 25–38. doi:10.5598/imafungus.2012.03.01.04. PMC 3399100. PMID 23155498. Open access icon
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