Gomphus (fungus)
Genus of fungi
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Christiaan Hendrik Persoon named the genus in 1797, but did not assign any species to it at the time. The generic name is derived from the Greek 'γομφος' gomphos meaning 'plug' or 'large wedge-shaped nail'.
Species
As of September 2023, Index Fungorum accepts 12 species of Gomphus:
There are several undescribed species in the forests of myrtle beech (Nothofagus cunninghamii) in Tasmania. Bruce Fuhrer noticed in 1992 that the large and ornamented spores of these species resembled those of the genera Ramaria and Beenakia.
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