''Lenzitopsis'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
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in the family
Thelephoraceae
The Thelephoraceae are a family of fungi in the order Thelephorales. This grouping of mushrooms is commonly known as the "leathery earthfans".
Genera
The family includes the following eight genera:
* '' Amaurodon''
* '' Hypochnus''
* '' Lenzit ...
. This genus contains two species,
the
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''
Lenzitopsis oxycedri'' and ''
L. daii'', described as new to science in 2012.
The genus name of ''Lenzitopsis'' is in honour of Harald Othmar Lenz (1798–1870), who was a German naturalist from
Thüringen
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References
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Thelephorales
Thelephorales genera
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