Name:		Asterophora Ditmar, Schrader’s J. Bot. 3 (1809) page 56 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Nyctalis Fr. (1825) Asterotrichum Bonord. (1851)
Status:		Genus, anamorph (hyphomycete)
Taxonomic position:		Lyophyllaceae Jülich [Family] Agaricales Underw. [Order] Agaricomycetidae [Subclass] Agaricomycetes Doweld [Class] Agaricomycotina Doweld [Subdivision / Subphylum] Basidiomycota R.T. Moore [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Asterophora agaricicola Corda Asterophora agaricoides Fr. Asterophora angulata (Catt.) Lind Asterophora candida Weinm. Asterophora clavus Asterophora grisea (Bonord.) Sacc. Asterophora lignicola G. Arnaud Asterophora lycoperdoides (Bull.) Ditmar Asterophora microphylla (Corda) Kuntze Asterophora mirabilis (T.W. May) Redhead & Seifert Asterophora nauseosa Weinm. Asterophora oidioides Speg. Asterophora parasitica (Bull.) Singer Asterophora pezizae Corda Asterophora physaroides Fr. Asterophora trichioides Fr.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (5 records)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]