''Lyoathelia'' is a fungal
genus in the
family Atheliaceae
Atheliaceae is a family of corticioid fungi placed under the monotypic order Atheliales. Both the order and the family were described by Walter Jülich in 1981. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 20 genera and approximately 100 spe ...
. The genus is
monotypic, containing the single
corticioid (crust-like) species ''Lyoathelia laxa''.
Originally found in Canada, it is now known to occur as well in the United States and Japan.
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Atheliales
Monotypic Basidiomycota genera
Taxa named by Leif Ryvarden
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