''Lepidostroma'' is a

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in the

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Lepidostromataceae (the only

within the

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Lepidostromatales). The genus is distinguished from all other

lichen A lichen ( , ) is a hybrid colony (biology), colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among hypha, filaments of multiple fungus species, along with yeasts and bacteria embedded in the cortex or "skin", in a mutualism (biology), m ...

ized

clavarioid The clavarioid fungi are a group of fungi in the Basidiomycota typically having erect, simple or branched basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are formed on the ground, on decaying vegetation, or on dead wood. They are colloquially called club fungi a ...

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Multiclavula ''Multiclavula'' is a genus of basidiolichens in the family Hydnaceae. The widespread genus contains 14 species.Reschke, K., Lotz-Winter, H., Fischer, C.W., Hofmann, T.A., Piepenbring, M., 2021. New and interesting species of Agaricomycetes from ...

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Cantharellales The Cantharellales are an order (biology), order of fungi in the class (biology), class Agaricomycetes. The order includes not only the chanterelles (Cantharellaceae), but also some of the tooth fungi (Hydnaceae), clavarioid fungi (Aphelariaceae ...

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Ertzia ''Ertzia'' is a monospecific genus in the family Lepidostromataceae (the only family within the fungal order Lepidostromatales). The sole species is ''Ertzia akagerae'', a basidiolichen. The genus was circumscribed in 2014 by Brendan Hodkinso ...

'' ('' Lepidostromatales''), and ''

Sulzbacheromyces ''Sulzbacheromyces'' is a genus of basidiolichens in the family (biology), family Lepidostromataceae (the only family within the fungi, fungal order (biology), order Lepidostromatales). The genus is distinguished from the other genera of Lepidost ...

'' ('' Lepidostromatales'')) by having a distinctly thallus (similar to a 'Coriscium-type' thallus) with scattered to dense rounded to squamules. Four species are known from the tropics of Africa and the Americas.

Species

* '' Lepidostroma calocerum'' * '' Lepidostroma rugaramae'' * '' Lepidostroma vilgalysii'' * '' Lepidostroma winklerianum'' The

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''Lepidostroma asianum'' , described from Japan, is considered

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with the Asian species '' Sulzbacheromyces sinensis''. Other species once classified in this genus have since been transferred to other genera, including: *''Lepidostroma akagerae'' is now '' Ertzia akagerae'' *''Lepidostroma caatingae'' is now '' Sulzbacheromyces caatingae''.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10557663 Lepidostromatales Agaricomycetes genera Basidiolichens Lichen genera Taxa described in 1967