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Lachnellula
Genus of fungi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lachnellula is a genus of fungi in the family Lachnaceae. The genus contains 40 species.[2] Lachnellula was circumscribed in 1884 by Petter Karsten, with Lachnellula chrysophthalma assigned as the type species.
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Lachnellula | |
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Lachnellula calyciformis | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Leotiomycetes |
Order: | Helotiales |
Family: | Lachnaceae |
Genus: | Lachnellula P.Karst. (1884) |
Type species | |
Lachnellula chrysophthalma (Pers.) P.Karst. (1884) | |
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Many species are associated with canker disease on various conifers,[3] including Lachnellula willkommii, which causes the feared disease of larch canker to some larch trees.[4]