''Favolaschia'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the family
Mycenaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, and contains about 50 species.
Like the genus
Favolus
''Favolus'', or honeycomb fungus, is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The fruit bodies of ''Favolus'' species are fleshy with radially arranged pores on the underside of the cap that are angular and deeply pitted, somewhat resembling ...
, the name is derived from the
Latin
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''favus'' meaning ''
honeycomb
A honeycomb is a mass of hexagonal prismatic wax cells built by honey bees in their nests to contain their larvae and stores of honey and pollen.
Beekeepers may remove the entire honeycomb to harvest honey. Honey bees consume about of honey ...
'', as the fungi with the large pores on the underside are resembling a honeycomb. The name was first published as a section of the obsolete genus ''Laschia'', which was named after Wilhelm Gottfried Lasch (1787-1863), who was a German apothecary and botanist.
Species
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Favolaschia alsophilae''
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Favolaschia amoene-rosea''
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Favolaschia andina''
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Favolaschia aulaxina''
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Favolaschia aurantiaca''
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Favolaschia auriscalpium''
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Favolaschia austrocyatheae''
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Favolaschia calamicola''
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Favolaschia calocera''
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Favolaschia citrina''
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Favolaschia cyatheae''
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Favolaschia dumontii''
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Favolaschia dybowskyana''
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Favolaschia echinata''
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Favolaschia fendleri''
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Favolaschia fujisanensis''
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Favolaschia furfurella''
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Favolaschia gaillardii''
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Favolaschia gelatina'' — Japan
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Favolaschia heliconiae''
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Favolaschia holtermannii''
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Favolaschia intermedia''
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Favolaschia lateritia''
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Favolaschia mainsii''
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Favolaschia manipularis''
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Favolaschia meridae''
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Favolaschia moelleri''
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Favolaschia montana''
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Favolaschia nigrostriata''
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Favolaschia nipponica''
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Favolaschia oligogloea''
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Favolaschia oligopora''
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Favolaschia pantherina''
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Favolaschia papuana''
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Favolaschia pegleri
''Favolaschia'' is a genus of fungi in the family Mycenaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, and contains about 50 species. Like the genus Favolus, the name is derived from the Latin ''favus'' meaning ''honeycomb'', as the fungi with t ...
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Favolaschia peziziformis''
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Favolaschia pezizoidea''
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Favolaschia phyllostachydis''
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Favolaschia pterigena''
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Favolaschia puberula''
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Favolaschia puiggarii''
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Favolaschia pustulosa''
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Favolaschia pygmaea''
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Favolaschia roseogrisea''
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Favolaschia rubra''
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Favolaschia sabalensis''
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Favolaschia selloana''
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Favolaschia singeriana''
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Favolaschia sprucei''
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Favolaschia subamyloidea''
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Favolaschia subceracea''
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Favolaschia teapae''
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Favolaschia thwaitesii''
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Favolaschia varariotecta''
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Favolaschia violascens''
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Favolaschia volkensii''
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Favolaschia zenkeriana''
See also
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List of Agaricales genera
This is a list of mushroom-forming fungi genera in the order Agaricales.
Genera
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See also
*List of Agaricales families
References
Notes
References
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References
External links
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Mycenaceae
Agaricales genera
Taxa named by Narcisse Théophile Patouillard
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