krympeskinn

Gloiothele lactescens (Berk.) Hjortstam

A species in the family Peniophoraceae, order Russulales. Recorded under 4 common names across 1 language.

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Classification

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Peniophoraceae
Genus: Gloiothele

What it is called

Norwegian: krympeskinn, mjølkeskinn, melkeskinn

Also known as

Older literature may use these names. They all refer to the same species.

Corticium epigaeum Ellis & Everh.
Corticium lactescens (Berk.) Berk.
Gloeocystidiellum lactescens (Berk.) Boidin
Gloeocystidiellum lactescens subsp. lactescens
Gloeocystidium lactescens (Berk.) Höhn. & Litsch.
Megalocystidium lactescens (Berk.) Jülich
Terana epigaea (Ellis & Everh.) Kuntze
Terana lactescens (Berk.) Kuntze
Thelephora lactescens Berk.
Vesiculomyces lactescens (Berk.) Boidin & Lanq.

Others in Gloiothele

Gloiothele citrina Gloiothele citrinoidea Gloiothele globosa Gloiothele granulosa Gloiothele humilis Gloiothele incrustata Gloiothele lamellosa Gloiothele larssonii Gloiothele olearia Gloiothele orientalis Gloiothele sulcata Gloiothele ventricosa

Classification and names from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC-BY 4.0).

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