Name:		Astrocystis Berk. & Broome, (1873) page 123 [basionym]
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Xylariaceae Tul. & C. Tul. [Family] Xylariales Nannf. [Order] Xylariomycetidae O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subclass] Sordariomycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Class] Pezizomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subdivision / Subphylum] Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Astrocystis aequalis Astrocystis amazonensis Bat. & H. Maia Astrocystis bambusae (Henn.) Laessøe & Spooner Astrocystis capparidis A.K. Kar & Maity Astrocystis capparis A.K. Kar & Maity Astrocystis cepiformis Dulym., P.F. Cannon & Peerally Astrocystis cocoës (Henn.) Laessøe & Spooner Astrocystis fimbriata Dulym., P.F. Cannon & Peerally Astrocystis freycinetiae (Rehm) K.D. Hyde Astrocystis hughesii Laessøe & Spooner Astrocystis madeirensis (Henn.) Laessøe & Spooner Astrocystis mirabilis Berk. & Broome Astrocystis mycophila (Fr.) Teng Astrocystis nypae G.J.D. Sm. & K.D. Hyde Astrocystis palmarum Laessøe & Spooner Astrocystis rachidis (Pat.) K.D. Hyde & J. Fröhl. Astrocystis rarissima Dulym., P.F. Cannon & Peerally Astrocystis rudis G.J.D. Sm. & K.D. Hyde Astrocystis sasae Laessøe & Spooner Astrocystis selangorensis G.J.D. Sm. & K.D. Hyde Astrocystis smilacicola (Schwein.: Fr.) Laessøe & Spooner Astrocystis sublimbata (Durieu & Mont.) C. Hughes
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (2 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]