| Lachnellula | |
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| Lachnellula calyciformis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Helotiales |
| Family: | Lachnaceae |
| Genus: | Lachnellula P.Karst. (1884) |
| Type species | |
| Lachnellula chrysophthalma (Pers.) P.Karst. (1884) | |
| Species | |
See text | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Lachnellula is a genus of fungi in the family Lachnaceae. The genus contains 40 species. [2] Lachnellula was circumscribed in 1884 by Petter Karsten, with Lachnellula chrysophthalma assigned as the type species.
Many species are associated with canker disease on various conifers, [3] including Lachnellula willkommii , which causes the feared disease of larch canker to some larch trees. [4]