Laccocephalum
| Laccocephalum | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Laccocephalum basilapidoides | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Polyporaceae |
| Genus: | McAlpine & Tepper (1895) |
| Type species | |
| Laccocephalum basilapidoides McAlpine & Tepper (1895) | |
| Species | |
| L. basilapidoides | |
Laccocephalum is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was discovered in 1895 by Daniel McAlpine and Otto Tepper.[1] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek words λάκκος ("cistern") and κεφαλή ("head").[2]
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.