Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes | Division Basidiomycota Rank Genus | |
Similar Crustoderma, Loweomyces, Hypochnicium |
Conohypha is a genus of two species of fungi in the family Meruliaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Swiss mycologist Walter Jülich in 1975. The crust-like fruit bodies of Conohypha are white to cream in colour and membrane-like. The hyphal system is monomitic, meaning it contains only generative hyphae. These hyphae are hyaline with thin walls, and have clamp connections.
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