''Cylindrobasidium'' is a
genus
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of
corticioid fungi
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in the family
Physalacriaceae
The Physalacriaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, ranging from the Arctic, (''Rhizomarasmius''), to the tropics, e.g. ''Gloiocephala'', and from marine sites (''Mycaureola' ...
.
circumscribed
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Not every po ...
by Swiss mycologist
Walter Jülich
Walter may refer to:
People
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* Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968)
* Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1 ...
in 1974,
, Index Fungorum lists eight species in the genus.
Species
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Cylindrobasidium albulum''
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Cylindrobasidium argenteum''
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Cylindrobasidium corrugum''
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Cylindrobasidium eucalypti''
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Cylindrobasidium evolvens''
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Cylindrobasidium laeve''
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Cylindrobasidium parasiticum''
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Cylindrobasidium torrendii''
References
Polyporales genera
Physalacriaceae
Taxa named by Walter Jülich
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