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BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)
CLAVARIACEAE
(fairy clubs)
Clavariaceae
is also a member of:
Macromycetes
(via Agaricales)
Fungi sl.
Lower Plants
(via Fungi ss.)

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CLAVARIACEAE Chevall., 1826 (fairy clubs)

Further Information

Lab. techniques When making a spore print, raise the fruitbody off the slide so that immature spores don't contaminate the print. Alternatively, work in the "halo" of spores around the fruitbody.

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #notes #refs
Genus Clavaria Fr., 1821 (a genus of fairy clubs) 13          
Species Clavaria acuta Sowerby, 1801 (Pointed Club)   9   6 4  
Species Clavaria amoenoides Corner, K.S. Thind & Anand, 1956 (a fairy club)           1
Species Clavaria argillacea Pers., 1797 (Moor Club)           1
Species Clavaria asperulispora (a fairy club)           1
Species Clavaria atroumbrina Corner, 1950 (a fairy club)   3       1
Species Clavaria fragilis Holmsk., 1790 (White Spindles)   6 2 3 4  
Species Clavaria fumosa Pers., 1797 (Smoky Spindles)   5 1 5    
Species Clavaria greletii Boud., 1917 (Dark Club)           1
Species Clavaria incarnata Weinm., 1836 (a fairy club)   1   4    
Species Clavaria lithocras D.A. Reid, 1958 (a fairy club)           1
Species Clavaria straminea Cotton, 1910 (Straw Club)   1       2
Species Clavaria tenuipes Berk. & Broome, 1848 (a fairy club)   9   7    
Species Clavaria zollingeri Lév., 1846 (Violet Club)   7       2
Genus Clavulinopsis Overeem, 1923 (a genus of fairy clubs) 6          
Species Clavulinopsis corniculata (Fr.) Corner, 1950 (Meadow Coral)   17 2 3 3 1
Species Clavulinopsis fusiformis (Sowerby) Corner, 1950 (Golden Spindles)   10   5 3  
Species Clavulinopsis helvola (Pers.) Corner, 1950 (Yellow Club)   12 8 5 3  
Species Clavulinopsis laeticolor (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) R.H. Petersen, 1965 (Handsome Club)   5 2 15    
Species Clavulinopsis luteoalba (Rea) Corner, 1950 (Apricot Club)   7 5 11 2  
Species Clavulinopsis umbrinella (Sacc.) Corner, 1950 (Beige Coral)   7       3
Species Macrotyphula fistulosa (Holmk.) R.H. Petersen, 1972 (Pipe Club) 2 5 4 5 3  
Species Macrotyphula juncea (Fr.) Berthier, 1974 (Slender Club)   2 6      
Species Multiclavula vernalis (Schwein.) R.H. Petersen, 1967 (Moss Club)           1
Genus Ramariopsis (Donk) Corner, 1950 (a genus of fairy clubs and coral fungi) 2          
Species Ramariopsis kunzei (Fr.) Corner, 1950 (Ivory Coral)     13 6    
Species Ramariopsis pulchella (Boud.) Corner, 1950 (a fairy club)   3       1

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Henrici, A., 1997 Keys to British Clavariaceae
Roberts, P., in prep. Provisional Key to Clavarioid Fungi in British Grasslands

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 general literature references to CLAVARIACEAE (fairy clubs)

CLAVARIACEAE may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)		 Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)		 FUNGI SS.
(true fungi)		 BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)		 BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)		 AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)		 AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)
Macromycetes (via Agaricales) Fungi sl.

BioInfo BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 94 feeding and other relationships of CLAVARIACEAE (fairy clubs)

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