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Astraeus koreanus

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Agaricomycetes

Family
  
Diplocystaceae

Rank
  
Species

Division
  
Basidiomycota

Order
  
Boletales

Genus
  
Astraeus

Similar
  
Astraeus pteridis, Astraeus asiaticus, Astraeus telleriae, Astraeus, Aureoboletus

Astraeus koreanus is a species of false earthstar in the family Diplocystaceae. Described as a new species in 1976, it is found in Korea. The species was originally named as a variety koreanus of Astraeus hygrometricus in 1958.

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Astraeus koreanus Wikipedia