Clavulina purpurea is a species of coral fungus in the family Clavulinaceae. The purple fruit bodies are up to 17 by 4.5 cm (6.7 by 1.8 in). It occurs in New Zealand.[1]

Clavulina purpurea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cantharellales
Family: Hydnaceae
Genus: Clavulina
Species:
C. purpurea
Binomial name
Clavulina purpurea

References

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  1. ^ Petersen RH. (1988). "The clavarioid fungi of New Zealand". Bulletin of the New Zealand Department of Industrial Research. 236: 66.