| Laccocephalum | |
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| Laccocephalum basilapidoides | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Polyporaceae |
| Genus: | Laccocephalum McAlpine & Tepper (1895) |
| Type species | |
| Laccocephalum basilapidoides McAlpine & Tepper (1895) | |
| Species | |
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L. basilapidoides | |
Laccocephalum is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was discovered in 1895 by Daniel McAlpine and Otto Tepper. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek words λάκκος ("cistern") and κεφαλή ("head").
Species
- Laccocephalum basilapidoides McAlpine & Tepper (1895)
- Laccocephalum hartmannii (Cooke) Núñez & Ryvarden (1995) – Lord Howe Island
- Laccocephalum mylittae (Cooke & Massee) Núñez & Ryvarden (1995) – Australia
- Laccocephalum sclerotinum (Rodway) Núñez & Ryvarden (1995)
- Laccocephalum tumulosum (Cooke & Massee) Núñez & Ryvarden (1995) – Australia
References
- McAlpine, D.; Tepper, J.G.O. (1895). "A new Australian stone-making fungus, Laccocephalum basilapiloides, McAlp. and Tepp". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 7: 166–168.
- Donk, M.A. (1960). "The generic names proposed for Polyporaceae". Persoonia. 1 (2): 173–302.
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| Laccocephalum | |
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