Clavariadelphus

Clavariadelphus
Clavariadelphus pistillaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Gomphales
Family: Clavariadelphaceae
Genus: Clavariadelphus
Donk
Type species
Clavariadelphus pistillaris
(L.) Donk
Species
19 species

Clavariadelphus is a genus of fungi in the Clavariadelphaceae family. The genus has a widespread distribution in temperate areas, and contains 19 species.[1]

The name might mean uterus-shaped club, from the Latin clava meaning club and the Greek delphus meaning uterus.

Species

References

  1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. 

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