''Tomentella'' 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 ...

corticioid fungi The corticioid fungi are a group of fungi in the Basidiomycota typically having effused, smooth basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are formed on the undersides of dead tree trunks or branches. They are sometimes colloquially called crust fungi or pa ...

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 ...

. The genus is

ectomycorrhiza An ectomycorrhiza (from Greek ἐκτός ', "outside", μύκης ', "fungus", and ῥίζα ', "root"; ectomycorrhizas or ectomycorrhizae, abbreviated EcM) is a form of symbiotic relationship that occurs between a fungal symbiont, or mycobio ...

l, and widespread, with about 80 species according to a 2008 estimate, although many new species have since been described. ''Tomentella'' was circumscribed by French mycologist

Narcisse Théophile Patouillard Narcisse Théophile Patouillard (2 July 1854 – 30 March 1926) was a French pharmacist and mycologist. He was born in Macornay, a town in the department of Jura (department), Jura. He studied in Besançon, then furthered his education at the ...

in 1887.

Species

*'' T. africana'' –

Benin Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...

(West Africa) *'' T. afrostuposa'' *'' T. agbassaensis'' *'' T. agereri'' *''

Tomentella alpina ''Tomentella'' is a genus of corticioid fungi in the family Thelephoraceae. The genus is ectomycorrhizal, and widespread, with about 80 species according to a 2008 estimate, although many new species have since been described. ''Tomentella'' wa ...

'' *'' T. angulospora'' *'' T. asperula'' *'' T. atroarenicolor'' *'' T. atrovirens'' *'' T. aurantiaca'' *'' T. badia'' *'' T. beaverae'' –

Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (; Seychellois Creole: ), is an island country and archipelagic state consisting of 155 islands (as per the Constitution) in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, ...

*'' T. brevispina'' *'' T. brunneorufa'' *'' T. bryophila'' *'' T. calcicola'' *'' T. carbonaria'' *'' T. cinerascens'' *'' T. cinereoumbrina'' *'' T. clavigera'' *'' T. coerulea'' *'' T. crinalis'' *'' T. donkii'' *'' T. duemmeri'' *'' T. ellisii'' *'' T. epigaea'' *'' T. ferruginea'' *'' T. ferruginella'' *'' T. fibrosa'' *'' T. fragilis'' *'' T. fraseri'' *'' T. fungicola'' *'' T. furcata'' *'' T. fuscocinerea'' *'' T. fuscoferruginosa'' *'' T. galzinii'' *'' T. gigaspora'' *'' T. griseoumbrina'' *'' T. griseoviolacea'' – Canada *'' T. guadalupensis'' *'' T. himalayana'' –

Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya ( ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the Earth's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. More than list of h ...

*'' T. hjortstamiana'' – Seychelles *'' T. indica'' – Himalayas *'' T. intsiae'' –

*'' T. italica'' *'' T. juncicola'' – Benin *'' T. kentuckiensis'' *'' T. kootenaiensis'' *'' T. lapida'' *'' T. larssoniana'' – Seychelles *'' T. lateritia'' *'' T. lilacinogrisea'' *'' T. maroana'' *'' T. microspora'' *'' T. molybdaea'' *'' T. muricata'' *'' T. nitellina'' *'' T. oligofibula'' –

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, Autonomous Community of Spain. They are located in the northwest of Africa, with the closest point to the cont ...

*'' T. olivascens'' *'' T. parmastoana'' – Seychelles *'' T. pellicularioides'' –

Trinidad Trinidad is the larger, more populous island of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the country. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is the southernmost island in ...

*'' T. phylacteris'' *'' T. pilatii'' *'' T. pileocystidiata'' – Seychelles *'' T. pilosa'' *'' T. pisoniae'' – Seychelles *'' T. puberula'' *'' T. punicea'' *'' T. pyrolae'' *'' T. radiosa'' *'' T. retiruga'' –

Réunion Réunion (; ; ; known as before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately east of the isl ...

*'' T. scobinella'' *'' T. spinosispora'' *'' T. stuposa'' *'' T. subalpina'' *'' T. subamyloidea'' – Western Australia *'' T. subcinerascens'' *'' T. subclavigera'' *'' T. subcorticioides'' – Himalayas *'' T. sublilacina'' *'' T. subtestacea'' *'' T. subvinosa'' *'' T. tedersooi'' – Seychelles *'' T. tenuis'' – Seychelles *'' T. terrestris'' *'' T. testaceogilva'' *'' T. umbrinospora'' *'' T. variecolor'' *'' T. vesiculosa'' *'' T. viridescens'' *'' T. viridula''

References

External links

* Thelephorales Thelephorales genera Taxa named by Narcisse Théophile Patouillard {{Agaricomycetes-stub