''Nematoctonus'' (the name of which means 'nematode murderer') was a

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in the Pleurotaceae

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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 form of ''

''—has a widespread distribution and contains 16 species. Under the one fungus - one name convention, the correct name for the group is ''

'' and species where the fruitbodies have not been discovered or that are older names for those described as fruitbodies have all been transferred to ''

''.

Species

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Nematoctonus angustatus ''Nematoctonus'' (the name of which means 'nematode murderer') was a genus of fungi in the Pleurotaceae family, which is now considered a synonym of ''Hohenbuehelia''. Originally the generic name —an anamorphic form of ''Hohenbuehelia''—has ...

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Nematoctonus brevisporus ''Nematoctonus'' (the name of which means 'nematode murderer') was a genus of fungi in the Pleurotaceae family, which is now considered a synonym of ''Hohenbuehelia''. Originally the generic name —an anamorphic form of ''Hohenbuehelia''—has ...

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Nematoctonus campylosporus ''Nematoctonus'' (the name of which means 'nematode murderer') was a genus of fungi in the Pleurotaceae family, which is now considered a synonym of ''Hohenbuehelia''. Originally the generic name —an anamorphic form of ''Hohenbuehelia''—has ...

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Nematoctonus concurrens ''Nematoctonus'' (the name of which means 'nematode murderer') was a genus of fungi in the Pleurotaceae family, which is now considered a synonym of ''Hohenbuehelia''. Originally the generic name —an anamorphic form of ''Hohenbuehelia''—has a ...

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Nematoctonus cylindrosporus ''Nematoctonus'' (the name of which means 'nematode murderer') was a genus of fungi in the Pleurotaceae family, which is now considered a synonym of ''Hohenbuehelia''. Originally the generic name —an anamorphic form of ''Hohenbuehelia''—has ...

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Nematoctonus geogenius ''Nematoctonus'' (the name of which means 'nematode murderer') was a genus of fungi in the Pleurotaceae family, which is now considered a synonym of ''Hohenbuehelia''. Originally the generic name —an anamorphic form of ''Hohenbuehelia''—has a ...

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Nematoctonus hamatus ''Nematoctonus'' (the name of which means 'nematode murderer') was a genus of fungi in the Pleurotaceae family, which is now considered a synonym of ''Hohenbuehelia''. Originally the generic name —an anamorphic form of ''Hohenbuehelia''—has a ...

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Nematoctonus haptocladus ''Nematoctonus'' (the name of which means 'nematode murderer') was a genus of fungi in the Pleurotaceae family, which is now considered a synonym of ''Hohenbuehelia''. Originally the generic name —an anamorphic form of ''Hohenbuehelia''—has a ...

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Nematoctonus leiosporus ''Nematoctonus'' (the name of which means 'nematode murderer') was a genus of fungi in the Pleurotaceae family, which is now considered a synonym of ''Hohenbuehelia''. Originally the generic name —an anamorphic form of ''Hohenbuehelia''—has a ...

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Nematoctonus leptosporus ''Nematoctonus'' (the name of which means 'nematode murderer') was a genus of fungi in the Pleurotaceae family, which is now considered a synonym of ''Hohenbuehelia''. Originally the generic name —an anamorphic form of ''Hohenbuehelia''—has a ...

'' *'' Nematoctonus lignicola, nom. inval., Art. 37.1'' *''

Nematoctonus pachysporus ''Nematoctonus'' (the name of which means 'nematode murderer') was a genus of fungi in the Pleurotaceae family, which is now considered a synonym of ''Hohenbuehelia''. Originally the generic name —an anamorphic form of ''Hohenbuehelia''—has a ...

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Nematoctonus robustus ''Nematoctonus'' (the name of which means 'nematode murderer') was a genus of fungi in the Pleurotaceae family, which is now considered a synonym of ''Hohenbuehelia''. Originally the generic name —an anamorphic form of ''Hohenbuehelia''—has a ...

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Nematoctonus subreniformis ''Nematoctonus'' (the name of which means 'nematode murderer') was a genus of fungi in the Pleurotaceae family, which is now considered a synonym of ''Hohenbuehelia''. Originally the generic name —an anamorphic form of ''Hohenbuehelia''—has a ...

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Nematoctonus tripolitanius ''Nematoctonus'' (the name of which means 'nematode murderer') was a genus of fungi in the Pleurotaceae family, which is now considered a synonym of ''Hohenbuehelia''. Originally the generic name —an anamorphic form of ''Hohenbuehelia''—has a ...

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Nematoctonus tylosporus ''Nematoctonus'' (the name of which means 'nematode murderer') was a genus of fungi in the Pleurotaceae family, which is now considered a synonym of ''Hohenbuehelia''. Originally the generic name —an anamorphic form of ''Hohenbuehelia''—has a ...

References

External links

* Pleurotaceae Obsolete fungus taxa {{Agaricales-stub