Gloeocantharellus Explained

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

Taxonomy

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

Species

• G. corneri - m Sri Lanka, Brazil and French Guiana
• G. dingleyae
• G. echinosporus - Malaysia, Indonesia, Solomon Islands and Melanesia
• G. lateritius - Sri Lanka
• G. mamorensis
• G. novae-zelandiae
• G. okapaensis - New Guinea and Solomon Islands
• G. pallidus
• G. persicinus
• G. purpurascens - SE United States, French Guiana
• G. salmonicolor - Panama
• G. uitotanus - Colombia

Distribution and habitat

This species is mostly found in tropical and subtropical areas.

Notes and References

1. 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