Bovistella is a genus of puffball fungi in the family Agaricaceae. The genus was circumscribed by mycologist Andrew Price Morgan in 1892.[2]

Bovistella
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Bovistella

Morgan (1892)
Type species
Bovistella ohiensis
(Ellis & Morgan) Morgan (1892)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lycoperdon subgen. Bovistella (Morgan) Jeppson & E.Larss. (2007)
  • Calvatiella C.H.Cho (1936)

Species

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As of January 2016, the nomenclatural authority Index Fungorum accepts 20 species in Bovistella:[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Bovistella Morgan". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2016-01-09.
  2. ^ Morgan AP. (1892). "North American Fungi. Fifth Paper". Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural History. 14 (3–4): 141–148.
  3. ^ Kirk PM. "Species Fungorum (version 23rd December 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2016-01-09.