Gigasperma [SEP] parent taxon
Gigasperma
Gigasperma is a monotypic genus of fungi in the order Agaricales with a single species, "G. cryptica". It is treated either as the only genus in the monotypic family Gigaspermaceae, or part of the wider Cortinariaceae. "Gigasperma" was circumscribed by Austrian mycologist Egon Horak in 1971.
Synonyms.
- "Gigasperma americanum" = "Cryptolepiota americana"
- "Gigasperma clelandii" = "Horakiella clelandii"
See also.
- List of Agaricales families
- List of Agaricales genera
External links.
- "Gigasperma americanum" at Species Fungorum
- "Gigasperma cryptica" at Species Fungorum