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Genus of fungi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paraxerula is a genus of fungi in the family Physalacriaceae. It was circumscribed in 2010 by mycologist Ron Petersen to replace Xerula section Hyalosetae,[1] proposed by Heinrich Dörfelt in 1984.[2] Petersen originally included P. caussei, P. hongoi, and the type species P. americana. The Chinese species P. ellipsospora was added to the genus in 2014.[3]
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Genus: | Paraxerula R.H.Petersen (2010) |
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Paraxerula american (Dörfelt) R.H.Petersen (2010) | |
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P. americana |
Paraxerula species have collybioid fruitbodies with rooting stipes, resembling Strobilurus. The species are associated with the saprobic breakdown of deciduous trees.[1]
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