Lachnellula

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Lachnellula
Lachnellula calyciformis (Batsch) Dharne 952954.jpg
Lachnellula calyciformis
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Helotiales
Family: Lachnaceae
Genus: Lachnellula
P.Karst. (1884)
Type species
Lachnellula chrysophthalma
(Pers.) P.Karst. (1884)
Species

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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]

Species

Lachnellula arida Lachnellula arida 46999.jpg
Lachnellula arida
Lachnellula occidentalis Lachnellula occidentalis (G.G. Hahn & Ayers) Dharne 718005.jpg
Lachnellula occidentalis

References

  1. "Synonymy: Lachnellula P. Karst., Meddn Soc. Fauna Flora fenn. 11: 138 (1884) [1885]". Species Fungorum . Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  2. Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K.; et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere. 13 (1): 53–453. doi: 10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2 . hdl: 10481/76378 .
  3. Oguchi, Takeo (1981). "Studies on the species of Lachnellula in Hokkaido: their morphology, physiology, and pathogenicity". Bulletin of the Hokkaido Forest Experiment Station. 19.
  4. European larch canker Natural Resources Canada