Gloeocystidiopsis
Sign in to saveGloeocystidiopsis is a genus of fungi in the Peniophoraceae family. Based on 2025 data, it includes two species:
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderRussulales
- FamilyPeniophoraceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 13
- Family
- Peniophoraceae
- Collections
- UFPE, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Brasil, Madagascar
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- Parent taxon
- Stereaceae
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- Gloeocystidiopsis
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Gloeocystidiopsis is a genus of fungi in the Peniophoraceae family. Based on 2025 data, it includes two species: Gloeocystidiopsis cryptacantha (Pat.) E. Larss. & K.H. Larss. Gloeocystidiopsis salmonea (Burt) Boidin, Lanq. & Gilles
The name is coined from the words gloeocystidium ( Ancient Greek γλοιός (gloiós) - having the character of glue, sticky + cystidium < cyst < Late Latin cystis< Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “anatomical sac”) + -idium (from Ancient Greek -ίδιον (-ídion, “diminutive”) and -opsis from Ancient Greek ὄψις (ópsis, “aspect, appearance”). Therefore, the word means "having the appearance of a gloeocystidium, i.e. a small gooey cyst".
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