Gloeocantharellus
Gloeocantharellus is a genus of fungi in the family Gomphaceae. It contains 11 species that are found in mainly tropical and subtropical regions.[1]
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| Genus: | Gloeocantharellus Singer (1945) |
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Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed by American mycologist Rolf Singer in 1945.[2]
Species
- G. corneri - m Sri Lanka, Brazil and French Guyana
- G. dingleyae
- G. echinosporus - Malaysia, Indonesia, Solomon Islands and Melanesia
- G. lateritius - Sri Lanka
- G. mamorensis
- G. novae-zelandiae
- G. okapaensis - New Guinea and Solomon Islands
- G. pallidus
- G. persicinus
- G. purpurascens - SE United States, French Guiana
- G. uitotanus - Colombia
Distribution and habitat
This species is mostly found in tropical and subtropical areas.
References
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- Giachini AJ, Castellano MA. (2011). "A new taxonomic classification for species in Gomphus sensu lato". Mycotaxon. 115: 183–201. doi:10.5248/115.183.
- Singer R. (1945). "New genera of fungi". Lloydia. 8: 139–44.
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