''Tomentella'' 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 ...

corticioid fungi The corticioid fungi are a group of fungi in the Basidiomycota typically having effused, smooth basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are formed on the undersides of dead tree trunks or branches. They are sometimes colloquially called crust fungi or pa ...

in the family

Thelephoraceae The Thelephoraceae are a family of fungi in the order Thelephorales. This grouping of mushrooms is commonly known as the "leathery earthfans". Genera The family includes the following eight genera: * '' Amaurodon'' * '' Hypochnus'' * '' Lenzit ...

. The genus is

ectomycorrhiza An ectomycorrhiza (from Greek ἐκτός ', "outside", μύκης ', "fungus", and ῥίζα ', "root"; pl. ectomycorrhizas or ectomycorrhizae, abbreviated EcM) is a form of symbiotic relationship that occurs between a fungal symbiont, or mycobi ...

l, and widespread, with about 80 species according to a 2008 estimate, although many new species have since been described. ''Tomentella'' was circumscribed by French mycologist

Narcisse Théophile Patouillard Narcisse Théophile Patouillard (2 July 1854 – 30 March 1926) was a French pharmacist and mycologist. He was born in Macornay, a town in the department of Jura (department), Jura. He studied in Besançon, then furthered his education at the � ...

in 1887.

Species

*'' T. africana'' –

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...

(West Africa) *'' T. afrostuposa'' *'' T. agbassaensis'' *'' T. agereri'' *''

Tomentella alpina ''Tomentella'' is a genus of corticioid fungi in the family Thelephoraceae. The genus is ectomycorrhizal, and widespread, with about 80 species according to a 2008 estimate, although many new species have since been described. ''Tomentella'' wa ...

'' *'' T. angulospora'' *'' T. asperula'' *'' T. atroarenicolor'' *'' T. atrovirens'' *'' T. aurantiaca'' *'' T. badia'' *'' T. beaverae'' –

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, V ...

*'' T. brevispina'' *'' T. brunneorufa'' *'' T. bryophila'' *'' T. calcicola'' *'' T. carbonaria'' *'' T. cinerascens'' *'' T. cinereoumbrina'' *'' T. clavigera'' *'' T. coerulea'' *'' T. crinalis'' *'' T. donkii'' *'' T. duemmeri'' *'' T. ellisii'' *'' T. epigaea'' *'' T. ferruginea'' *'' T. ferruginella'' *'' T. fibrosa'' *'' T. fragilis'' *'' T. fraseri'' *'' T. fungicola'' *'' T. furcata'' *'' T. fuscocinerea'' *'' T. fuscoferruginosa'' *'' T. galzinii'' *'' T. gigaspora'' *'' T. griseoumbrina'' *'' T. griseoviolacea'' – Canada *'' T. guadalupensis'' *'' T. himalayana'' –

Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 100 ...

*'' T. hjortstamiana'' – Seychelles *'' T. indica'' – Himalayas *'' T. intsiae'' –

*'' T. italica'' *'' T. juncicola'' – Benin *'' T. kentuckiensis'' *'' T. kootenaiensis'' *'' T. lapida'' *'' T. larssoniana'' – Seychelles *'' T. lateritia'' *'' T. lilacinogrisea'' *'' T. maroana'' *'' T. microspora'' *'' T. molybdaea'' *'' T. muricata'' *'' T. nitellina'' *'' T. oligofibula'' –

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...

*'' T. olivascens'' *'' T. parmastoana'' – Seychelles *'' T. pellicularioides'' –

Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos ...

*'' T. phylacteris'' *'' T. pilatii'' *'' T. pileocystidiata'' – Seychelles *'' T. pilosa'' *'' T. pisoniae'' – Seychelles *'' T. puberula'' *'' T. punicea'' *'' T. pyrolae'' *'' T. radiosa'' *'' T. retiruga'' –

Réunion Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...

*'' T. scobinella'' *'' T. spinosispora'' *'' T. stuposa'' *'' T. subalpina'' *'' T. subamyloidea'' – Western Australia *'' T. subcinerascens'' *'' T. subclavigera'' *'' T. subcorticioides'' – Himalayas *'' T. sublilacina'' *'' T. subtestacea'' *'' T. subvinosa'' *'' T. tedersooi'' – Seychelles *'' T. tenuis'' – Seychelles *'' T. terrestris'' *'' T. testaceogilva'' *'' T. umbrinospora'' *'' T. variecolor'' *'' T. vesiculosa'' *'' T. viridescens'' *'' T. viridula''

References

External links

* Thelephorales Thelephorales genera Taxa named by Narcisse Théophile Patouillard {{Agaricomycetes-stub