Clavariadelphus
Encyclopedia
Clavariadelphus is a genus
of fungi in the Clavariadelphaceae
family. The genus has a widespread distribution in temperate
areas, and contains 19 species.
The name might mean uterus-shaped club, from the Latin
clava meaning club and the Greek delphus meaning uterus.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi in the Clavariadelphaceae
Clavariadelphaceae
The Clavariadelphaceae are a family of fungi belonging in what is classically known as the Gomphales order, or cladistically as the gomphoid-phalloid clade. First described by British botanist E.J.H. Corner in 1970, the family has 2 genera and 26 species....
family. The genus has a widespread distribution in temperate
Temperate
In geography, temperate or tepid latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. The changes in these regions between summer and winter are generally relatively moderate, rather than extreme hot or cold...
areas, and contains 19 species.
The name might mean uterus-shaped club, from the Latin
Latin
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clava meaning club and the Greek delphus meaning uterus.
Species
- Clavariadelphus americanus (Corner) Methven (1989)
- Clavariadelphus caespitosus Methven (1989)
- Clavariadelphus cokeri V.L. Wells & Kempton (1968)
- Clavariadelphus fasciculatus Methven & Guzmán (1989)
- Clavariadelphus flavidus Methven (1989)
- Clavariadelphus flavoimmaturus R.H. Petersen (1974)
- Clavariadelphus helveticus Rahm & Schild (1974)
- Clavariadelphus himalayensis Methven (1989)
- Clavariadelphus lignicola R.H. Petersen (1974)
- Clavariadelphus ligulaClavariadelphus ligulaClavariadelphus ligula, commonly known as the strap coral, is an inedible species of fungi in the Gomphaceae family. It produces club-shaped fruit bodies with spongy flesh that grow in groups on the forest floor...
(Schaeff.) Donk (1933) - Clavariadelphus lovejoyae V.L. Wells & Kempton (1968)
- Clavariadelphus mirus (Pat.) Corner (1950)
- Clavariadelphus mucronatus V.L. Wells & Kempton (1968)
- Clavariadelphus occidentalis Methven (1989)
- Clavariadelphus pallidoincarnatus Methven (1989)
- Clavariadelphus pistillaris (L.) Donk (1933)
- Clavariadelphus pseudocontortus Bon & Cheype (1987)
- Clavariadelphus sachalinensis (S. Imai) Corner (1950)
- Clavariadelphus subfastigiatus V.L. Wells & Kempton (1968)
- Clavariadelphus truncatusClavariadelphus truncatusClavariadelphus truncatus is a species of mushroom. The common name of the species is club coral. It is a member of the Gomphaceae family of Basidiomycete fungi.-Description:...
(Quél.) Donk (1933) - Clavariadelphus unicolor (Berk. & Ravenel) Corner (1950)
- Clavariadelphus xanthocephalus Rahm & Schild (1977)
- Clavariadelphus yunnanensis Methven (1989)