Parmastomyces | |
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Parmastomyces transmutans | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Polyporales |
Family: | Fomitopsidaceae |
Genus: |
Parmastomyces Kotl. & Pouzar (1964) |
Type species | |
Parmastomyces kravtzevianus (Bondartsev & Parmasto) Kotl. & Pouzar (1964) |
Parmastomyces is a genus of fungi in the family Fomitopsidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Czech mycologists František Kotlaba and Zdenek Pouzar in 1964, with Tyromyces kravtzevianus Bondartzev & Parm. as the type species. Parmastomyces species cause a brown rot. The genus has a monomitic hyphal system.