A. lycoperdoides A. mirabilis A. parasitica A. salvaterrensis Asterosperma Pers.

(1825) Stellifera Léman (1827) Asterophora is a genus of fungi that grow as parasites on mushrooms.

The genus contains four species, which have a widespread distribution, especially in temperate areas.

[2] The most recently described species, A. salvaterrensis, was found in Pinus pinaster forests in Galicia (northwest Iberian Peninsula).

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