Lentaria is a genus of fungi in the family Lentariaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains 17 species.[1] It was circumscribed by British mycologist Edred John Henry Corner in 1950.[2]

Lentaria
Lentaria micheneri
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Lentaria

Corner (1950)
Type species
Lentaria surculus
(Berk.) Corner (1950)
Species
17 species

Many members are important decomposers in forest ecosystems. Samples of the genus were collected in China and studies using molecular and morphological methods. Five of the species collected were described as new species.[3]

Species of Phaeoclavulina and Ramaria may appear similar.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 368. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. ^ Corner EJH. (1950). A monograph of Clavaria and allied genera. Annals of Botany Memoirs. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. p. 696.
  3. ^ Liu, L.-N., Wu, L., Chen, Z.-H., Bau, T., & Zhang, P. (2017). The species of Lentaria (Gomphales, basidiomycota) from China based on morphological and molecular evidence.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.