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
Dermateaceae
The Dermateaceae is a family of cup fungi in the order Helotiales. Most species in this family are plant pathogens, but some are saprobes. These fungi are commonly referred to as "earth tongues" or "earthfan fungi" due to their distinctive app ...
that contains two species found in Europe and North America. The
type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
, originally called ''Podophacidium terrestre'' Niessl, is currently known as ''Podophacidium xanthomelum''.
See also
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List of Dermateaceae genera
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