Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Family Hymenogastraceae Scientific name Galerina patagonica | Division Basidiomycota Order Agaricales Genus Galerina Rank Species | |
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Galerina patagonica is a species of agaric fungus in the family Hymenogastraceae. First described by mycologist Rolf Singer in 1953, it has a Gondwanan distribution, and is found in Australia, New Zealand, and Patagonia (South America), where it grows on rotting wood.
The fungus contains a laccase enzyme that has been investigated for possible used in bioremediation of chlorophenol-polluted environments.
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