Phaeoclavulina

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Phaeoclavulina
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Phaeoclavulina myceliosa
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Gomphales
Family: Gomphaceae
Genus: Phaeoclavulina
Brinkmann (1897)
Type species
Phaeoclavulina macrospora
Brinkmann (1897)

The genus Phaeoclavulina comprises over 60 species of coral fungi.

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Description

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P. cyanocephala
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P. eumorpha

Basidiocarps may range in color from bright yellow, to ochre, orange or shades of tan. The spores of Phaeoclavulina species are ochre-brown in mass deposit and are echinulate (covered with small spines).

Distribution

Phaeoclavulina species range from tropical to temperate regions. They are more abundant in the tropics and subtropics. Many Phaeoclavulina species have a cosmopolitan distribution. [1]

History

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Phaeoclavulina: [8]

References

  1. Systematics of the Gomphales: The Genus Phaeoclavulina Brinkmann. Giachini, A.J., Castellano, M.A. & Cázares, É. 2019, Mycotaxon
  2. Brinkmann W (1897) Vorarbeiten zu einer Pilzflora Westfalen. Jahresbericht des Westfälischen Provinzial-Vereins für Wissenschaft und Kunst 25: 195–207.
  3. Giachini, Admir J; Giachini, Admir J.; Castellano, Michael A. (2011). "A new taxonomic classification for species in Gomphus sensu lato". Mycotaxon. 115 (1): 183––201. doi: 10.5248/115.183 .
  4. 1 2 Deng, Peng-Tao; Liu, Wen-Hao; Ge, Zai-Wei; Zhang, Ping (2024-08-21). "Three new ramarioid species of Phaeoclavulina (Gomphaceae, Gomphales) from China". MycoKeys (108): 1–14. doi: 10.3897/mycokeys.108.128716 . ISSN   1314-4049. PMC   11358615 . PMID   39220354.
  5. Deng, Peng-Tao; Huang, Zhi-Hong; He, Zheng-Mi; Zhang, Ping (2025-04-08). "Phaeoclavulina aurantilaeta (Gomphaceae, Gomphales), a new species of vivid fruiting body from China" . Phytotaxa. 696 (4): 266–275. Bibcode:2025Phytx.696..266D. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.696.4.1. ISSN   1179-3163.
  6. Zheng, De-Ge; Lu, Wen-Hua; Han, Mei-Yan; Elgorban, Abdallah M.; Yang, Jing-Ya; Zhou, Yuan-Qing; Suwannarach, Nakarin; Tibpromma, Saowaluck; Karunarathna, Samantha C. (2024-10-30). "Morphology and phylogeny reveal a new ramarioid species of Phaeoclavulina (Gomphaceae, Basidiomycota) from Yunnan Province, China" . Phytotaxa. 670 (2): 109–118. Bibcode:2024Phytx.670..109Z. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.670.2.3. ISSN   1179-3163.
  7. Liu, Wen-Hao; Yan, Jun; Deng, Peng-Tao; Qin, Wei-Qiang; Zhang, Ping (2022-09-06). "Two new species of Phaeoclavulina (Gomphaceae, Gomphales) from Hunan Province, China" . Phytotaxa. 561 (1): 27–40. Bibcode:2022Phytx.561...27L. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.561.1.3. ISSN   1179-3163.
  8. "Species Fungorum - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2025-04-30.