Psilochaete
| Psilochaete | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Auriculariales |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Psilochaete Spirin & V. Malysheva (2019) |
| Species: | P. multifora |
| Binomial name | |
| Psilochaete multifora Spirin & V. Malysheva (2019) | |
Psilochaete is a genus of fungi in the order Auriculariales. The type and only species, Psilochaete multifora, forms effused, gelatinous, basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are reticulate (net-like). Molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences, indicates that Psilochaete is distinct from Protomerulius and similar genera. The species was originally described from Norway.