''Helicogloea'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

fungi A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...

in the

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Phleogenaceae The Phleogenaceae are a family of fungi in the order Atractiellales. The family currently contains six genera Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and foss ...

Basidiocarps In fungi, a basidiocarp, basidiome, or basidioma () is the sporocarp of a basidiomycete, the multicellular structure on which the spore-producing hymenium is borne. Basidiocarps are characteristic of the hymenomycetes; rusts and smuts do no ...

(fruit bodies) are gelatinous, effused or pustular, and (microscopically) have unclamped

hyphae A hypha (; ) is a long, branching, filamentous structure of a fungus, oomycete, or actinobacterium. In most fungi, hyphae are the main mode of vegetative growth, and are collectively called a mycelium. Structure A hypha consists of one o ...

and

basidia A basidium (: basidia) is a microscopic spore-producing structure found on the hymenophore of reproductive bodies of basidiomycete fungi. The presence of basidia is one of the main characteristic features of the group. These bodies are also ...

that are auricularioid (tubular and laterally septate). Some species form asexual

anamorph In mycology, the terms teleomorph, anamorph, and holomorph apply to portions of the life cycles of fungi in the phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota: *Teleomorph: the sexual reproductive stage (morph), typically a fruiting body. *Anamorph: an ase ...

s producing

conidia A conidium ( ; : conidia), sometimes termed an asexual chlamydospore or chlamydoconidium (: chlamydoconidia), is an asexual, non- motile spore of a fungus. The word ''conidium'' comes from the Ancient Greek word for dust, ('). They are also ...

. The widespread genus contains more than 20 species.

Species

*'' Helicogloea augustispora'' *'' Helicogloea aquilonia'' *'' Helicogloea aurea'' *'' Helicogloea burdsallii'' *'' Helicogloea caroliniana'' *'' Helicogloea compressa'' *'' Helicogloea crassitexta'' *'' Helicogloea dryina'' *'' Helicogloea eburnea'' *'' Helicogloea exigua'' *'' Helicogloea globosa'' *'' Helicogloea inconspicua'' *'' Helicogloea incrustans'' *'' Helicogloea intermedia'' *'' Helicogloea lagerheimii'' *'' Helicogloea lunula'' *'' Helicogloea microsaccata'' *'' Helicogloea ovispora'' *'' Helicogloea pellucida'' *'' Helicogloea sebacea'' *'' Helicogloea septifera'' *'' Helicogloea sputum'' *'' Helicogloea subardosiaca'' *''

Helicogloea terminalis ''Helicogloea'' is a genus of fungi in the family (biology), family Phleogenaceae. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are gelatinous, effused or pustular, and (microscopically) have clamp connection, unclamped hyphae and basidia that are auricularioid ( ...

'' *'' Helicogloea variabilis''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5705072 Basidiomycota genera Atractiellales Taxa named by Narcisse Théophile Patouillard