''Cudoniella clavus'' is a species of
fungus in the family
Helotiaceae
The Helotiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Helotiales. The distribution of species in the family are widespread, and typically found in tropical areas. There are 117 genera and 826 species in the family.
A question mark after the genus ...
. It was first described in 1805 by
Johannes Baptista von Albertini
Johannes Baptista von Albertini (17 February 1769 – 6 December 1831) was a German botanist, mycologist and clergyman of the Moravian Church. He was born in the town of Neuwied.
He studied theology in Niesky and at the seminary in Barby. During ...
and
Lewis David de Schweinitz as ''Peziza clavus''. British mycologist
R. W. G. Dennis
Richard William George Dennis, PhD (13 July 1910 – 7 June 2003), was an English mycologist and plant pathologist.
Background and education
Dennis was born in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, the son of a schoolmaster. He was educated at Thornbury ...
transferred it to ''
Cudoniella
''Cudoniella'' is a genus of fungi in the family Helotiaceae. The genus contains an estimated 30 species. ''Cudoniella'' was circumscribed by mycologist Pier Andrea Saccardo in 1889.
Species
References
Helotiaceae
Helotiales genera
...
'' in 1964.
Fruit bodies
The sporocarp (also known as fruiting body, fruit body or fruitbody) of fungi is a multicellular structure on which spore-producing structures, such as basidia or asci, are borne. The fruitbody is part of the sexual phase of a fungal life cyc ...
of the
jelly-like fungus consist of a disc-like
cap measuring with a thin
stipe. They are usually cream in colour, sometimes with hints of ochre or violet. They grow on rotting twigs, stems, leaves, and cones that are submerged in water. ''Cudoniella clavus'' is a widespread and common species.
It is inedible.
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Fungi described in 1805
Fungi of North America
Helotiaceae
Inedible fungi
Taxa named by Lewis David de Schweinitz
Taxa named by Johannes Baptista von Albertini
Fungus species
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