Byssochlamys
| Byssochlamys | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Eurotiales |
| Family: | Trichocomaceae |
| Genus: |
Byssochlamys Westling (1909) |
| Type species | |
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Byssochlamys nivea Westling (1909) |
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| Species | |
Byssochlamys is a genus of fungi in the Trichocomaceae family. First described by Swedish botanist Richard Westling in 1909, the widespread genus contains four species, associated with food spoilage, especially heat-processed acid foods.
Species of the genus Byssochlamys can produce the mycotoxin patulin, as well as byssochlamic acid and mycophenolic acid.
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