Thelephora Ehrh. ex Willd.
(earthfans)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Thelephora caryophyllea
Carnation Earthfan
Species 1 ident. refs
Thelephora palmata
Stinking Earthfan
Fruitbody (Click to open)
 		Species 4 images
Thelephora penicillata
Urchin Earthfan
Fruitbody (Click to open)
 		Species 32 images 1 ident. refs
Thelephora terrestris
Earthfan
(Click to open)
 		Species 28 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusThelephora (earthfans)
FamilyTHELEPHORACEAE (a family of basidiomycete fungi)
OrderTHELEPHORALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Petersen, J.H. 1999 Key to the genera of clavarioid fungi in Northern Europe 7pp

Thelephora (earthfans) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Thelephora (earthfans)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 19 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Thelephora (earthfans)
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