''Clavicorona'' is a fungal

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in the

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Auriscalpiaceae The Auriscalpiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Russulales. Like much of the Russulales, it has been defined through molecular phylogeny, and includes physically dissimilar species, such as the tooth fungus ''Auriscalpium'' and the gilled ...

. The genus was first described by Maxwell Stanford Doty in 1947, who included the species ''C. pyxidata'', ''C. cristata'', ''C. taxophila'', and ''C. candelabrum''.

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added another five species in 1950: ''C. candelabrum'', ''C. colensoi'', ''C. javanica'', ''C. mairei'', and ''C. tuba''. He included ''C. dichotoma'' in 1970. In his 1972 revision of the genus, James Dodd listed 11 species, but most of these have since been transferred to other genera, particularly '' Artomyces''. According to the nomenclatural database

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, the genus is

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, as the sole remaining valid species is the

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, ''Clavicorona taxophila''.

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Monotypic Russulales genera Russulales {{Russulales-stub