''Nematoctonus'' (the name of which means 'nematode murderer') was a
genus
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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
Pleurotaceae
The Pleurotaceae are a family of small to medium-sized mushrooms which have white spores. The family contains four genera ('' Nematoctonus'' has been synonymized with '' Hohenbuehelia'', but not all of its species have been moved to valid genera) ...
family
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, which is now considered a synonym of ''
Hohenbuehelia
''Hohenbuehelia'' is a pleurotoid genus of agaric fungi characterized by gelatinous-sheathed bowling-pin-shaped cystidia, on conidia, basidiospore germ tubes, and mycelium that adhere to and capture nematodes. The fruitbodies bear thick-walled cy ...
''. Originally the generic name —an
anamorphic
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form of ''
Hohenbuehelia
''Hohenbuehelia'' is a pleurotoid genus of agaric fungi characterized by gelatinous-sheathed bowling-pin-shaped cystidia, on conidia, basidiospore germ tubes, and mycelium that adhere to and capture nematodes. The fruitbodies bear thick-walled cy ...
''—has a widespread distribution and contains 16 species.
[ Under the one fungus - one name convention,][ the correct name for the group is '']Hohenbuehelia
''Hohenbuehelia'' is a pleurotoid genus of agaric fungi characterized by gelatinous-sheathed bowling-pin-shaped cystidia, on conidia, basidiospore germ tubes, and mycelium that adhere to and capture nematodes. The fruitbodies bear thick-walled cy ...
'' and species where the fruitbodies have not been discovered or that are older names for those described as fruitbodies have all been transferred to ''Hohenbuehelia
''Hohenbuehelia'' is a pleurotoid genus of agaric fungi characterized by gelatinous-sheathed bowling-pin-shaped cystidia, on conidia, basidiospore germ tubes, and mycelium that adhere to and capture nematodes. The fruitbodies bear thick-walled cy ...
''.[
]
Species
*'' Nematoctonus angustatus''
*'' Nematoctonus brevisporus''
*'' Nematoctonus campylosporus''
*'' Nematoctonus concurrens''
*'' Nematoctonus cylindrosporus''
*'' Nematoctonus geogenius''
*'' Nematoctonus hamatus''
*'' Nematoctonus haptocladus''
*'' Nematoctonus leiosporus''
*'' Nematoctonus leptosporus''
*'' Nematoctonus lignicola, nom. inval., Art. 37.1''
*'' Nematoctonus pachysporus''
*'' Nematoctonus robustus''
*'' Nematoctonus subreniformis''
*'' Nematoctonus tripolitanius''
*'' Nematoctonus tylosporus''
References
External links
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Pleurotaceae
Obsolete fungus taxa
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