Leptocorticium

Leptocorticium is a genus of crust fungi in the family Corticiaceae. A 2008 estimate placed five species in the widespread genus;[1] a sixth, L. indicum, was described from India in 2014.[2]

Leptocorticium
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Leptocorticium

Hjortstam & Ryvarden (2002)
Type species
Leptocorticium cyatheae
(S. Ito & S.Imai) Hjortstam & Ryvarden (2002)
Species

L. capitulatum
L. cyatheae
L. indicum
L. sasae
L. tenellum
L. utribasidiatum

References

  1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 370. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  2. Samita SSK, Dhingra GS (2014). "Leptocorticium indicum sp. nov. from India". Mycotaxon. 129 (2): 361–364. doi:10.5248/129.361.


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