''Lentaria'' 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 ...
of
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 family
Lentariaceae
The Lentariaceae are a family of fungi belonging in what is classically known as the Gomphales order, or cladistically as the gomphoid-phalloid clade. First described by Swiss mycologist Walter Jülich in 1981, the family has 3 genera and 23 spe ...
. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains 17 species.
It was circumscribed by British mycologist
Edred John Henry Corner
Edred John Henry Corner FRS (12 January 1906 – 14 September 1996) was an English mycologist and botanist who occupied the posts of assistant director at the Singapore Botanic Gardens (1929–1946) and Professor of Tropical Botany at the Un ...
in 1950.
Many members are important decomposers in forest ecosystems. Samples of the genus were collected in China and studies using molecular and morphological methods. Five of the species collected were described as new species.
Species of ''
Phaeoclavulina'' and ''
Ramaria'' may appear similar.
Species
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Lentaria afflata''
(Lagger) Corner (1950)
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Lentaria boletosporioides''
R.H.Petersen (2000)
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Lentaria byssiseda''
Corner (1950)
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Lentaria caribbeana''
R.H.Petersen (2000)
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Lentaria epichnoa''
(Fr.) Corner (1950)
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Lentaria glaucosiccescens''
R.H.Petersen (2000)
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Lentaria javanica''
R.H. Petersen (2000)
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Lentaria micheneri''
(Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Corner (1950)
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Lentaria patouillardii''
(Bres.) Corner (1950)
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Lentaria rionegrensis''
R.H. Petersen (2000)
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Lentaria surculus''
(Berk.) Corner (1950)
References
Gomphales
Taxa named by E. J. H. Corner
Taxa described in 1950
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