Gloeocantharellus is a genus of fungi in the family Gomphaceae. It contains 12 species that are found in mainly tropical and subtropical regions.[1][2]

Gloeocantharellus
Gloeocantharellus purpurascens
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Gloeocantharellus

Singer (1945)
Type species
Gloeocantharellus purpurascens
(Hesler) Singer (1945)
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Taxonomy

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The genus was circumscribed by American mycologist Rolf Singer in 1945.[3]

Species

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Distribution and habitat

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This species is mostly found in tropical and subtropical areas.

References

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  1. ^ Giachini AJ, Castellano MA. (2011). "A new taxonomic classification for species in Gomphus sensu lato". Mycotaxon. 115: 183–201. doi:10.5248/115.183.
  2. ^ Reschke, K., Lotz-Winter, H., Fischer, C.W., Hofmann, T.A., Piepenbring, M., 2021. New and interesting species of Agaricomycetes from Panama. Phytotaxa 529, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.529.1.1
  3. ^ Singer R. (1945). "New genera of fungi". Lloydia. 8: 139–44.