Tulasnella violea

Tulasnella violea
Tulasnella violea, Austria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Cantharellales
Family: Tulasnellaceae
Genus: Tulasnella
Species:
T. violea
Binomial name
Tulasnella violea
(Quél.) Bourdot & Galzin (1909)
Synonyms
  • Hypochnus violeus Quél. (1883)
  • Corticium violeum (Quél.) Costantin & L.M. Dufour (1891)

Tulasnella violea is a species of fungus in the order Cantharellales. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are typically smooth, ceraceous (waxy), violet-pink or lilaceous to grey, and occur on the underside of fallen branches and logs. It is one of the more conspicuous Tulasnella species and appears to be distributed worldwide. Though normally saprotrophic, Tulasnella violea can form a mycorrhizal association with orchids.[1][2]

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