Platygloea
| Platygloea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Pucciniomycetes |
| Order: | Platygloeales |
| Family: | Platygloeaceae |
| Genus: | Platygloea J. Schröt. (1887) |
| Type species | |
| Platygloea nigricans (Fr.) J. Schröt (1887) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Tachaphantium Bref. (1888) | |
Platygloea is a genus of fungi belonging to the class Pucciniomycetes. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) of the type species are disc-shaped, gelatinous, and occur on dead wood, probably as a saprotroph. Microscopically, all species of Platygloea sensu lato have auricularioid (laterally septate) basidia. Currently the genus (together with its possible synonym Achroomyces Bonord.) contains a heterogeneous mix of auricularioid fungi not yet accommodated in other genera.