Genus Record Details

Cryptococcus Vuill., Rev. Gén. Sci. Pures Appl. 12: 741 (1901)

Nomenclatural Status:
Nom. cons., non Cryptococcus Kütz. (1833), Tremellaceae

Position in classification:
Cryptococcaceae, Tremellales, Incertae sedis, Tremellomycetes, Basidiomycota, Fungi

Type species:
Cryptococcus neoformans (San Felice) Vuill. (1901)

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