Phaeoclavulina
The genus Phaeoclavulina comprises over 60 species of coral fungi.
Description
Basidiocarps may range in color from bright yellow, to ochre, orange or shades of tan. The spores of Phaeoclavulina species are ochre-brown in mass deposit and are echinulate.Distribution
Phaeoclavulina species range from tropical to temperate regions. They are more abundant in the tropics and subtropics. Many Phaeoclavulina species have a cosmopolitan distribution.History
- The genus was proposed in 1897 to accommodate coral fungi with spiny spores.
- The genus has been expanded in 2011 to include certain species formerly classified in Gomphus and Ramaria genera. After that, the genus Phaeoclavulina included 41 species.
- Between 2018 and 2022, 15 new species were described from Italy, Mexico, and China.P. bicolor, P. echinoflava, P. jilinensis, P. aurantilaeta, and P. yunnanensis were described in 2024 from China.P. aeruginea & P. cinnamomea were described in 2025 from Hunan Province, China.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Phaeoclavulina:- Phaeoclavulina abietina
- Phaeoclavulina aeruginea
- Phaeoclavulina africana
- Phaeoclavulina alboapiculata
- Phaeoclavulina angustata
- Phaeoclavulina apiahyna
- Phaeoclavulina arcosuensis
- Phaeoclavulina argentea
- Phaeoclavulina articulotela
- Phaeoclavulina aurantilaeta
- Phaeoclavulina bicolor
- Phaeoclavulina camellia
- Phaeoclavulina campestris
- Phaeoclavulina campoi
- Phaeoclavulina capucina
- Phaeoclavulina carovinacea
- Phaeoclavulina caroviridula
- Phaeoclavulina cervicornis
- Phaeoclavulina cinnamomea
- Phaeoclavulina clavarioides
- Phaeoclavulina cokeri
- Phaeoclavulina coniferarum
- Phaeoclavulina corrugata
- Phaeoclavulina curta
- Phaeoclavulina cyanocephala
- Phaeoclavulina decolor
- Phaeoclavulina decurrens
- Phaeoclavulina echinoflava
- Phaeoclavulina echinovirens
- Phaeoclavulina eumorpha
- Phaeoclavulina flaccida
- Phaeoclavulina gigantea
- Phaeoclavulina glauco-aromatica
- Phaeoclavulina grandis
- Phaeoclavulina griseobrunnea
- Phaeoclavulina guadelupensis
- Phaeoclavulina guyanensis
- Phaeoclavulina insignis
- Phaeoclavulina jilinensis
- Phaeoclavulina liliputiana
- Phaeoclavulina longicaulis
- Phaeoclavulina macrospora
- Phaeoclavulina minutispora
- Phaeoclavulina murrillii
- Phaeoclavulina mutabilis
- Phaeoclavulina myceliosa
- Phaeoclavulina nigricans
- Phaeoclavulina ochracea
- Phaeoclavulina pancaribbea
- Phaeoclavulina pseudozippelii
- Phaeoclavulina quercus-ilicis
- Phaeoclavulina retispora
- Phaeoclavulina roellinii
- Phaeoclavulina sikkimia
- Phaeoclavulina subclaviformis
- Phaeoclavulina subdecurrens
- Phaeoclavulina tropicalis
- Phaeoclavulina vinaceipes
- Phaeoclavulina viridis
- Phaeoclavulina yunnanensis
- Phaeoclavulina zealandica
- ''Phaeoclavulina zippelii''