Name:		Melanocryptococcus Della Torre & Cif., Atti Ist. Bot. ‘Giovanni Briosi’ 21 (1964) page 9 [basionym]
Accepted name:		Cryptococcus Vuill.
Status:		Genus, anamorph (hyphomycete)
Taxonomic position:		Tremellaceae Fr. [Family] Tremellales Fr. [Order] Tremellomycetes Hibbett, Matheny & Manfr. Binder [Class] Agaricomycotina Doweld [Subdivision / Subphylum] Basidiomycota R.T. Moore [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Melanocryptococcus ater (Castell.) Dalla Torre & Cif. Melanocryptococcus nigricans (M.A. Rich & A.M. Stern) Dalla Torre & Cif.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index
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]