Clavulinopsis

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Clavulinopsis
Clavulinopsis corallinorosacea.jpg
Clavulinopsis corallinorosacea
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Clavariaceae
Genus: Clavulinopsis
Overeem (1923)
Type species
Clavulinopsis sulcata
Overeem (1923)
Synonyms

Clavulinopsis is a genus of coral fungi in the family Clavariaceae. The genus, first described scientifically by Casper van Overeem in 1923, [1] has a widespread distribution. [2]

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The name means "having the appearance of Clavulina ".

Species

C. helvola 2011-07-05 Clavulinopsis helvola (Pers.) Corner 156686.jpg
C. helvola
C. sulcata Clavulinopsis sulcata 317954.jpg
C. sulcata

As of August 2015, Index Fungorum lists 67 valid species in Clavulinopsis: [3]

See also

References

  1. van Overeem C. (1923). "Beiträge zur Pilzflora von Niederländisch Indien". Bulletin du Jardin botanique de Buitenzorg (in German). 3 (3): 247–96.
  2. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 150. ISBN   978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. Kirk PM. "Species Fungorum (version 30th July 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life" . Retrieved 22 August 2015.