Macrotyphula
| Macrotyphula | |
|---|---|
| Macrotyphula juncea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Phyllotopsidaceae |
| Genus: | Macrotyphula R.H.Petersen (1972) |
| Type species | |
| Macrotyphula fistulosa (Holmsk.) R.H.Petersen (1972) | |
| Species | |
|
M. contorta | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Sclerotium Tode (1790) | |
Macrotyphula is a genus of clavarioid fungi in the family Phyllotopsidaceae. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are simple, narrowly club-shaped to filiform, sometimes arising from a sclerotium. They typically grow on dead wood or leaf litter, often in swarms.