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| Meliola | |
|---|---|
| I. Meliola plebeja Speg.
II. Meliola longipoda Gaill. III. Meliola obducens Gaill. IV. Meliola laxa Gaill. V. Meliola parenchymatica Gaill. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Meliolales |
| Family: | Meliolaceae |
| Genus: | Meliola Fr. (1825) |
| Type species | |
| Meliola nidulans | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Meliola is a large genus of fungi in the family Meliolaceae. It was circumscribed by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries in 1825.[1][2]
As of October 2022[update], Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 1701 species of Meliola,[3] Outline of Fungi notes 1700 species.[4] Species in the genus include:
See also List of Meliola species