''Gloeocantharellus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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
Gomphaceae
The Gomphaceae are a diverse family of fungi belonging in what is classically known as the Phallales or cladistically as the ''gomphoid-phalloid clade''. The family has 13 genera
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biologi ...
. It contains 12 species that are found in mainly tropical and subtropical regions.
[Reschke, K., Lotz-Winter, H., Fischer, C.W., Hofmann, T.A., Piepenbring, M., 2021. New and interesting species of Agaricomycetes from Panama. Phytotaxa 529, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.529.1.1
]
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed by American mycologist
Rolf Singer
Rolf Singer (June 23, 1906 – January 18, 1994) was a Germany, German-born mycologist and one of the most important Taxonomy (biology), taxonomists of gilled mushrooms (agarics) in the 20th century.
After receiving his Ph.D. at the University ...
in 1945.
Species
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G. corneri'' - m Sri Lanka, Brazil and French Guiana
* ''
G. dingleyae''
* ''
G. echinosporus'' - Malaysia, Indonesia, Solomon Islands and Melanesia
* ''
G. lateritius'' - Sri Lanka
* ''
G. mamorensis''
* ''
G. novae-zelandiae''
* ''
G. okapaensis'' - New Guinea and Solomon Islands
* ''
G. pallidus''
* ''
G. persicinus''
* ''
G. purpurascens'' - SE United States, French Guiana
* ''
G. salmonicolor'' - Panama
* ''
G. uitotanus'' - Colombia
Distribution and habitat
This species is mostly found in tropical and subtropical areas.
References
Gomphaceae
Agaricomycetes genera
Taxa named by Rolf Singer
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