Battarreoides (orth. var. Battarraeoides) is a fungal genus in the family Agaricaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Battarreoides diguetii, found in desert regions of North America. The fungus was originally named Battarreoides potosinus by Teófilo Herrera Suárez in 1951.[3]

Battarreoides
Battarraeoides diguetii
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Battarreoides

T.Herrera (1953)
Type species
Battarreoides diguetii
(Pat. & Har.) R.Heim & T.Herrera (1953)
Synonyms[2]
  • Battarraeastrum R.Heim & T.Herrera (1960)[1]

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References edit

  1. ^ Heim R, Herrera T. (1960). "Nouvelles contributions à la flore mycologique mexicaine". Revue de Mycologie (in French). 25 (3–4): 215–23.
  2. ^ "Battarreoides T. Herrera 1953". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
  3. ^ Herrera T. (1953). "Un hongo nuevo procedente del estado de San Luis Potosí. Battarreoides gen. nov. sp. nov". Anales del Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (in Spanish). 24 (1): 41–6.