Name:		Cryptococcus Kütz., Algarum Aquae Dulcis Germaniae 3 (1833) page [4] [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 Cryptococcus albidus (Saito) C.E. Skinner Cryptococcus brunneus Kütz. Cryptococcus cerevisiae Kütz. Cryptococcus coccineus Kütz. Cryptococcus diffluens (Zach) Lodder & Kreger Cryptococcus fermentum Kütz. Cryptococcus inaequalis Kütz. Cryptococcus laurentii (Kuff.) C.E. Skinner Cryptococcus mollis Kütz. Cryptococcus natans Kütz. Cryptococcus nebulosus Kütz. Cryptococcus vini Kütz.
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]