Asterophora

Asterophora is a genus of fungi that grow as parasites on mushrooms. The genus contains four species, which have a widespread distribution, especially in temperate areas.^[2] The most recently described species, A. salvaterrensis, was found in Pinus pinaster forests in Galicia (northwest Iberian Peninsula).^[3] Asterophora species are characterized by the massive production of chlamydospores^[4] in their fruit bodies and by the production of carminophilous lysosomes in their basidia. A frequently used but synonymous genus name is Nyctalis. The chlamydospores have been classified in the genus Ugola, which is an anamorphic name.

Asterophora
Asterophora parasitica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Lyophyllaceae
Genus:	Asterophora Ditmar (1809)
Type species
Asterophora lycoperdoides (Bull.) Ditmar (1809)
Species
A. lycoperdoides A. mirabilis A. parasitica A. salvaterrensis
Synonyms[1]
Asterosperma Pers. (1818) Nyctalis Fr. (1825) Stellifera Léman (1827)