Helotium
The Helotiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Helotiales. The distribution of species in the family are widespread, and typically found in tropical areas. There are 117 genera and 826 species in the family.
A question mark after the genus name means that according to the 2007 Outline of Ascomycota, the placement of that genus in this family is uncertain.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Helotium elaeocarpi
speciesHelotium elaeocarpi
Helotium schimperi
speciesHelotium schimperi
Helotium nubilipes
speciesHelotium nubilipes
Helotium phormium
speciesHelotium phormium
Helotium pateriforme
speciesHelotium pateriforme
Helotium hongkongense
speciesHelotium hongkongense
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 374796.