Phaeoclavulina

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| taxon = Phaeoclavulina

| authority = Brinkmann (1897)

| type_species = Phaeoclavulina macrospora

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The genus Phaeoclavulina comprises over 60 species of coral fungi.

Description

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Basidiocarps may range in color from bright yellow, to ochre, orange or shades of tan. The spores of Phaeoclavulina species are ochre-brown in mass deposit and are echinulate (covered with small spines).

Distribution

Phaeoclavulina species range from tropical to temperate regions. They are more abundant in the tropics and subtropics. Many Phaeoclavulina species have a cosmopolitan distribution.[https://web.archive.org/web/20250430200309/https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/45754870/Systematics_of_the_Gomphales_The_Genus_P20160518-25757-vfbsv7-libre.pdf?1463605908=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DSystematics_of_the_Gomphales_The_Genus_P.pdf&Expires=1746046978&Signature=ZVeInue7XoI~rQQqsNJCelk8IDgp~6-T5SiT7K1TW6njaEyImCNTqMv87eEBECPVnCmPXb2Xtr5lN7y18h7eBb0AWj16nRqtFuqL6xlBTfJXLrg-yMM--ObzBoXbMGHmI9syoxxR4QPA7cF9WE4qknQM~0kar05zPP61~nUUEMjSQCqNV6KOLqSZaAWcT0Sw-~yOm-QC4~MQjeQ0Au62ckTRQeNe6960BsZRyndMKys31ppPCdScRkqgcL1obTXx0wA3SyGkRIHrdHBrpij0gm9K7NR4RU85Z5D04riEfa0tRl3-DzGlqQouM6BeDWALuM0okPu1V4pkCl9OQ75d6w__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA Systematics of the Gomphales: The Genus Phaeoclavulina Brinkmann.] Giachini, A.J., Castellano, M.A. & Cázares, É. 2019, Mycotaxon

History

The genus was proposed in 1897 to accommodate coral fungi with spiny spores.Brinkmann W (1897) Vorarbeiten zu einer Pilzflora Westfalen. Jahresbericht des Westfälischen Provinzial-Vereins für Wissenschaft und Kunst 25: 195–207.
The genus has been expanded in 2011 to include certain species formerly classified in Gomphus and Ramaria genera. After that, the genus Phaeoclavulina included 41 species.{{Cite journal |last1=Giachini |first1=Admir J |last2=Giachini |first2=Admir J. |last3=Castellano |first3=Michael A. |date=2011 |title=A new taxonomic classification for species in Gomphus sensu lato |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/381675 |journal=Mycotaxon |volume=115 |issue=1 |pages=183––201 |doi=10.5248/115.183|doi-access=free }}
Between 2018 and 2022, 15 new species were described from Italy, Mexico, and China.{{Cite journal |last1=Deng |first1=Peng-Tao |last2=Liu |first2=Wen-Hao |last3=Ge |first3=Zai-Wei |last4=Zhang |first4=Ping |date=2024-08-21 |title=Three new ramarioid species of Phaeoclavulina (Gomphaceae, Gomphales) from China |journal=MycoKeys |language=en |issue=108 |pages=1–14 |doi=10.3897/mycokeys.108.128716 |doi-access=free |pmid=39220354 |pmc=11358615 |issn=1314-4049}}
P. bicolor, P. echinoflava, P. jilinensis, P. aurantilaeta, and P. yunnanensis were described in 2024 from China.{{Cite journal |last1=Deng |first1=Peng-Tao |last2=Huang |first2=Zhi-Hong |last3=He |first3=Zheng-Mi |last4=Zhang |first4=Ping |date=2025-04-08 |title=Phaeoclavulina aurantilaeta (Gomphaceae, Gomphales), a new species of vivid fruiting body from China |url=https://phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.696.4.1 |journal=Phytotaxa |language=en |volume=696 |issue=4 |pages=266–275 |doi=10.11646/phytotaxa.696.4.1 |bibcode=2025Phytx.696..266D |issn=1179-3163|url-access=subscription }}{{Cite journal |last1=Zheng |first1=De-Ge |last2=Lu |first2=Wen-Hua |last3=Han |first3=Mei-Yan |last4=Elgorban |first4=Abdallah M. |last5=Yang |first5=Jing-Ya |last6=Zhou |first6=Yuan-Qing |last7=Suwannarach |first7=Nakarin |last8=Tibpromma |first8=Saowaluck |last9=Karunarathna |first9=Samantha C. |date=2024-10-30 |title=Morphology and phylogeny reveal a new ramarioid species of Phaeoclavulina (Gomphaceae, Basidiomycota) from Yunnan Province, China |url=https://phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.670.2.3 |journal=Phytotaxa |language=en |volume=670 |issue=2 |pages=109–118 |doi=10.11646/phytotaxa.670.2.3 |bibcode=2024Phytx.670..109Z |issn=1179-3163|url-access=subscription }}
P. aeruginea & P. cinnamomea were described in 2025 from Hunan Province, China.{{Cite journal |last1=Liu |first1=Wen-Hao |last2=Yan |first2=Jun |last3=Deng |first3=Peng-Tao |last4=Qin |first4=Wei-Qiang |last5=Zhang |first5=Ping |date=2022-09-06 |title=Two new species of Phaeoclavulina (Gomphaceae, Gomphales) from Hunan Province, China |url=https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.561.1.3 |journal=Phytotaxa |language=en |volume=561 |issue=1 |pages=27–40 |doi=10.11646/phytotaxa.561.1.3 |bibcode=2022Phytx.561...27L |issn=1179-3163|url-access=subscription }}

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Phaeoclavulina:{{Cite web |title=Species Fungorum - Search Page |url=https://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/names.asp?strGenus=Phaeoclavulina |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=www.speciesfungorum.org}}

References

External links

{{cite web |title=Phaeoclavulina Brinkmann |work=Atlas of Living Australia |url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/NZOR-4-131078}}
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[http://www.mushroomexpert.com/clubscorals.html Mushroom Observer] "Clubs and Corals" by Michael Kuo
[https://web.archive.org/web/20241120091224/https://www.thaiscience.info/Journals/Article/TNAH/10899550.pdf Phaeoclavulina and Ramaria (Gomphaceae, Gomphales) from Nam Nao National Park, Thailand]
[http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/names.asp?strGenus=Phaeoclavulina Species Fungorum - Phaeoclavulina]

Category:Gomphaceae

Category:Agaricomycetes genera

Category:Taxa described in 1897