Austrobasidium

Austrobasidium
Austrobasidium pehueldeni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Exobasidiomycetes
Order: Exobasidiales
Family: Exobasidiaceae
Genus: Austrobasidium
Palfner
Type species
Austrobasidium pehueldeni
Palfner

Austrobasidium is a genus of fungi in the Exobasidiaceae family. The genus is monotypic and contains the single species Austrobasidium pehueldeni, found parasitizing the woody plant Hydrangea serratifolia in Chile.

References

  1. โ†‘ Palfner G. (2006). "Austrobasidium, a new gall-forming genus of Exobasidiaceae (Exobasidiales, Basidiomycota) on Hydrangea serratifolia from Chile". Australian Systematic Botany. 19 (5): 431โ€“36. Bibcode:2006AuSyB..19..431P. doi:10.1071/SB05026. hdl:10533/178202.