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

• 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 ligula (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 truncatus (Quél.) Donk (1933)
• Clavariadelphus unicolor (Berk. & Ravenel) Corner (1950)
• Clavariadelphus xanthocephalus Rahm & Schild (1977)
• Clavariadelphus yunnanensis Methven (1989)

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. 

External links

• Index Fungorum