Gloeocantharellus is a genus of fungi in the family Gomphaceae. It contains 12 species that are found in mainly tropical and subtropical regions.Reschke, K., Lotz-Winter, H., Fischer, C.W., Hofmann, T.A., Piepenbring, M., 2021. New and interesting species of Agaricomycetes from Panama. Phytotaxa 529, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.529.1.1
Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed by American mycologist Rolf Singer in 1945.
Species G. corneri - m Sri Lanka, Brazil and French Guiana G. dingleyae G. echinosporus - Malaysia, Indonesia, Solomon Islands and Melanesia G. lateritius - Sri Lanka G. mamorensis G. novae-zelandiae G. okapaensis - New Guinea and Solomon Islands G. pallidus G. persicinus G. purpurascens - SE United States, French Guiana G. salmonicolor - Panama G. uitotanus - Colombia
Distribution and habitat This species is mostly found in tropical and subtropical areas.
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