Allomyces macrogynus

Allomyces macrogynus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Blastocladiomycota
Class: Blastocladiomycetes
Order: Blastocladiales
Family: Blastocladiaceae
Genus: Allomyces
Species:
A. macrogynus
Binomial name
Allomyces macrogynus
(R.Emers.) R.Emers. & C.M.Wilson (1954)
Synonyms
  • Allomyces javanicus var. macrogynus R.Emers. (1941)

Allomyces macrogynus is a species of fungus in the family Blastocladiaceae. It was first described by mycologist Ralph Emerson in 1941 as a variety of Allomyces javanicus, and later given distinct species status in 1954. Its genome has been sequenced by the Broad Institute.