taxonID	type	description	language	source
D0437D5BFFC3FF8AFF0EF9A7FE66FD11.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: — This species is characterized by a coralloid, light yellow to greenish yellow basidiomata, with cylindric irregular branches, divided 2 − 4 times; oblong hyaline basidiospores (6.0 − 8.0 × 3.0 − 5.0 μm); basidia secondarily septate with one or more septa, clampless, 4 - sterigmate; context with clampless hyphae of three types: inflated hyphae (7.0 − 12 μm wide), with oleaginous contents; noninflated (1.5 − 6.0 μm wide) secondarily septate hyphae; and diverticulate hyphae with intraparietal pigment slightly yellow, spiraled Etymology: — The name refers to the diverticulate hyphae located in the context of the branches and stipe. Holotype: — BRAZIL. Rio Grande do Sul: São Francisco de Paula, Floresta Nacional de São Francisco de Paula (FLONA), 29 º 22 ' 58 " S, 50 º 22 ' 32 " W, 12 April 2014, A. C. Magnago 1044 (FLOR 56317). Basidiomata (Fig. 1 a) 4.0 − 6.5 cm tall, solitary to caespitose, light yellow (1 A 4) to greenish yellow (1 B 8), drying pale yellow (4 A 3); branches 2.0 − 4.0 mm wide, smooth, cylindric, irregular, divided 2 − 4 times, branching polychotomous below and dichotomous above, internodes diminishing gradually; axils U-shaped, apex subacute to blunt; basidiomata branched from the base. Context concolorous with external surface, solid, rather tough; taste and smell absent. Basidiospores (Fig. 2 a) 6.0 − 8.0 × 3.0 − 5.0 μm (Q = 1.73), oblong, hyaline, smooth, thin-walled, uniguttulate, sometimes multiguttulate, inamyloid; hilar appendage 1.0 μm long. Basidia (Fig. 2 b) 49 − 57 × 9.0 − 12 μm, clavate, becoming secondarily septate with one or more septa, clampless; 4 - sterigmate 5.0 − 8.0 μm long. Cystidia absent. Hymenium ≤ 65 μm thick and thickening upwards, absent in stipe. Subhymenium ≤ 87 μm thick; hyphae 6.5 − 8.0 μm wide, short, loosely interwoven, clampless. Context (Fig. 2 cde) consisting of parallel hyphae, clampless, of three types: a) inflated hyphae 7.0 − 12 μm wide, sometimes with oleaginous contents; b) noninflated hyphae 1.5 − 6.0 μm wide, secondarily septate, thin-walled to slightly thick-walled, with intraperietal pigments slightly yellow and c) diverticulate hyphae (acanthohyphae) frequent, 2.5 − 15 μm wide, thin-walled, with intraparietal pigment slightly yellow, spiraled and projecting up to 2 μm from the surface. Habitat and distribution: — On soil among litter in Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze moist forest. Known only from the type locality. Remarks: — Based on the clampless basidia, Clavaria diverticulata is included in subgenus Clavaria (Corner 1950, 1970). Clavulinopsis corniculata (Shaeff.) Corner and Ramariopsis crocea (Pers.) Corner are similar to Clavaria diverticulata but both lack the diverticulate hyphae and the incrustations on the inner wall of hyphae in the context. Furthermore, the basidiospores in Clavulinopsis corniculata are globose, and in Ramariopsis crocea they are subglobose and nodulose (Corner 1950). Clavaria pumanquensis Lazo shares the branched basidiomata and has the same sized basidiospores (5.5 − 8.5 × 3.5 − 5.0 μm), but it is creamy white to yellowish pink and has bisporic basidia (Lazo 1972). Macroscopically, Ca. diverticulata could be mistaken as a non-stipitate variety of Clavaria martiniii Corner, which was described from Panama (Corner 1967 b, 1970). Both species have basidiospores of the same size (5.5 − 7.0 × 3.0 − 3.7 μm), and a context that lacks gloeohyphae and diverticulate hyphae however, Ca. martinii has cristate, subfasciculate apices, and basidiospores with a shorter hilar appendage (up to 0.5 μm long) with intraparietal pigment. Additionally, Ca. diverticulata has secondarily septate basidia that are not present in Ca. martinii. The presence of diverticulate hyphae has not been described for Clavaria by other authors (e. g., Burt 1922; Corner 1957, 1967 a, 1967 b; Petersen 1964; Kautmanová et al. 2012; Birkebak et al. 2013). This morphological feature could have taxonomic significance for the genus and we suggest that related species should always be checked for this character which we consider to be diagnostic for Ca. diverticulata.	en	Furtado, Ariadne N. M., Daniëls, Pablo P., Neves, Maria Alice (2016): New species and new records of Clavariaceae (Agaricales) from Brazil. Phytotaxa 253 (1): 1-26, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1
D0437D5BFFC6FF8BFF0EFCBFFC2AFC8D.taxon	description	Basidiospores (Fig. 3 a) 4.5 − 5.5 × 2.0 − 3.5 μm (Q = 1.57), ellipsoid, hyaline, smooth, thin-walled, uniguttulate, inamyloid; hilar appendage up to 1.0 μm long. Basidia (Fig. 3 b) 31 − 39 × 6.0 − 8.0 μm, clavate, clampless; 4 - sterigmate 4.0 − 5.0 μm long. Cystidia absent. Hymenium ca. 38 μm thick, absent in stipe. Subhymenium up to 30 μm thick; hyphae 1.5 − 4.0 μm wide, loosely interwoven, clampless. Context with parallel hyphae 17 − 25 μm wide, clampless; hyphae shorter next to subhymenium, secondarily septate, constricted at primary septa, thin-walled, compact. Habitat and distribution: — In the Atlantic Forest, this species is found on soil with moss. In Brazil it is known from the states of Paraná (De Meijer 2006), Rio Grande do Sul (Corner 1967 b as Clavaria vermicularis Sw.) and Santa Catarina (present study). Also known from Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Bonin Islands, Ceylon, China, Costa Rica, USA (Corner 1950, 1967 b), India (Thind 1961), Java, Japan (Corner 1970), Switzerland (Breitenbach & Kränzlin 1986), Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden (Hansen & Knudsen 1997), Estonia (Shiryaev 2009), Spain (Olariaga 2009), Morocco, Pakistan, Russia and South Africa (Outcoumit et al. 2014), Specimens examined: — BRAZIL. Rio Grande do Sul: São Francisco de Paula, Floresta Nacional de São Francisco de Paula (FLONA), 29 º 22 ' 58.5 " S, 50 º 22 ' 32 " W, 12 April 2014, A. C. Magnago 1041 (FLOR 56150). Additional specimens examined: — BRAZIL. Rio Grande do Sul: no location, n. d., J. E. Rick n. n. (BPI 294648). Paraná: São José dos Pinhais, Roça Velha, 05 February 2001, A. A. R. De Meijer 3964 (MBM). USA. Ohio: Cincinnati, 03 November 1920, C. G. Lloyd n. n. (BPI 332898), ibid., 05 September 1920, C. G. Lloyd n. n. (BPI 332897). Remarks: — This species is widespread, edible and the type of the genus (Corner 1950). Clavaria fragilis is easily recognized by its white and brittle basidiomata (Burt 1922). Based on Corner’s classification (1950), our specimen (A. C. Magnago 1041) is similar to Ca. fragilis var. gracilis because of the habit and the slightly smaller basidiospores (5.0 − 7.0 × 3.0 − 4.0 μm in Ca. fragilis), which also agrees with the specimens described by Burt from the USA (Burt 1922). The North American specimens described by Coker (1923) are taller than those from other localities. This common species could be mistaken for a less stout Clavaria fumosa Pers., which has wider basidiospores (5.0 − 7.0 × 4.0 − 5.0 μm) and a fuliginous basidioma (Corner 1967 b). A close morphological species is Clavaria pampeana Speg., but it has smaller basidiomata (7 − 28 × 0.5 − 1.0 mm) subglobose and larger basidiospores (7.0 − 10 × 6.0 − 8.0 μm) and clamped basidia with sterigmata about 6.0 − 8.5 μm long (Singer 1969).	en	Furtado, Ariadne N. M., Daniëls, Pablo P., Neves, Maria Alice (2016): New species and new records of Clavariaceae (Agaricales) from Brazil. Phytotaxa 253 (1): 1-26, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1
D0437D5BFFC7FF88FF0EFC0BFB1CFC8D.taxon	description	Basidiospores (Fig. 4 a) 5.0 − 8.0 × 4.0 − 5.0 μm (Q = 1.45), ellipsoid, hyaline, smooth, thin-walled, uniguttulate, inamyloid; hilar appendage up to 1.0 μm long. Basidia (Fig. 4 b) 55 − 63 × 8.0 − 13 μm, clavate, clampless; 4 - sterigmate 5.0 − 8.0 μm long. Cystidia absent. Hymenium 45.5 − 100 μm thick, absent in stipe. Subhymenium up to 50 μm thick; hyphae 2.0 − 4.0 μm wide, partially clamped, secondarily septate, loosely interwoven. Context with subparallel hyphae 5.0 − 28 μm wide, clampless; hyphae secondarily septate, inflated, constricted at primary septa, thin-walled. Habitat and distribution: — In the Atlantic Forest, this species is found on bare soil. In Brazil it is known only from Santa Catarina (present study). It also occurs in Java, USA and Russia (Corner 1950), Bolivia (Corner 1970), Switzerland (Breitenbach & Kränzlin 1986), Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden (Hansen & Knudsen 1997), Estonia (Shiryaev 2009) and Spain (Olariaga 2009). Specimens examined: — BRAZIL. Santa Catarina: Florianópolis, Morro da Lagoa, Trilha do Jipe, 27 º 59 ' 43 " S, 49 º 47 ' 83 " W, 09 April 2013, A. C. Magnago 598 (FLOR 56154). Additional specimens examined: — ENGLAND, 1923, E. J. H. Corner n. n. (K 161399); SOLOMON ISLANDS. Ysabel, 21 September 1965, E. J. H. Corner n. n. (BPI 264669, isotype). Remarks: — Clavaria fumosa is characterized by cream fuliginous basidioma with a brown apex and an indistinct or absent stipe. When young, the pale basidioma has a pinkish apex (Corner 1950, 1970). Corner (1970) stated that this species might be restricted to temperate regions; however, he reported Ca. fumosa for Bolivia, based on a collection made by Singer, and for Java and the Solomon Islands (Corner 1967 a). A close morphological species is Clavaria rubicundula Leathers, but the basidiomata are violaceous pink, the basidiospores measure 3.0 − 4.0 μm in width and the basidia are smaller (35 − 50 × 5.5 − 7.5 μm) (Leathers 1956). Clavaria fumosa seems to be a color variety of Ca. fragilis but the latter is white and has smaller basidiospores (4.5 − 5.0 × 2.0 − 3.5 μm) (Corner 1967 b).	en	Furtado, Ariadne N. M., Daniëls, Pablo P., Neves, Maria Alice (2016): New species and new records of Clavariaceae (Agaricales) from Brazil. Phytotaxa 253 (1): 1-26, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1
D0437D5BFFC4FF89FF0EFC0BFD7EFC61.taxon	description	Basidiospores (Fig. 5 a) 6.5 − 8.0 × 6.5 − 7.5 μm (Q = 1.11), subglobose, hyaline, smooth, thin-walled, uniguttulate, inamyloid; hilar appendage up to 1.0 μm long. Basidia (Fig. 5 b) 30 − 40 × 6.0 − 8.0 μm, clavate, furcate at the base and with a loop-like basal clamp; 2 - sterigmate 6.0 − 9.0 μm long. Cystidia absent. Hymenium 52 − 130 μm thick, absent in stipe. Subhymenium up to 45 μm thick; hyphae 1.5 − 4.0 μm wide, clampless, densely interwoven. Context (Fig. 5 c) with parallel hyphae; hyphae 12 − 23 μm wide, clampless, much inflated and constricted at the septa, not secondarily septate, thin-walled, loosely attached, with slightly yellow irregular intraparietal pigments; longitudinal narrow hyphae 3.0 − 6.0 μm wide, not interweaving. Habitat and distribution: — In the Atlantic Forest, this species is found on soil in the shade. In Brazil it is known only from Santa Catarina (present study). It has also been recorded from Africa, Malaysia and New Guinea (Corner 1950). Specimens examined: — BRAZIL. Santa Catarina: Florianópolis, Morro da Lagoa, Trilha do Jipe, 27 º 59 ' 43 " S, 49 º 47 ' 83 " W, 12 November 2013, A. N. M. Furtado 363 (FLOR 56148); Santa Amaro da Imperatriz, Hotel Plaza Caldas da Imperatriz, Trilha da Cachoeira, 27 º 70 ’ 39 ” S, 48 º 80 ’ 37 ” W, 21 March 2014, A. N. M. Furtado 458 (FLOR 56144), ibid., 10 April 2014, A. N. M. Furtado 484 (FLOR 56153). Paraná: Piraquara, Morro do Canal, 25 º 50 ’ 91 ” S, 48 º 97 ’ 75 ” W, 26 January 2014, A. C. Magnago 910 (FLOR 56143). Additional specimens examined: — MALAYSIA. Tembeling: Pahang, Malaya, 07 November 1930, E. J. H. Corner n. n. (BPI 294160). Remarks: — According to Corner's infrageneric classification (1970), Clavaria gibbsiae belongs to subgenus Holocoryne (Fr.) Bonord. because of the presence of clamps at the base of the basidia. This is probably a widespread and common tropical species (Corner 1950) that can be mistaken for Ca. fragilis, which is also white but differs by the shape and size of the basidiospores (ellipsoid and smaller, 4.5 − 5.5 × 2.0 − 3.5 μm, in Ca. fragilis), number of sterigmata and the absence of inner wall incrustations (Burt 1922).	en	Furtado, Ariadne N. M., Daniëls, Pablo P., Neves, Maria Alice (2016): New species and new records of Clavariaceae (Agaricales) from Brazil. Phytotaxa 253 (1): 1-26, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1
D0437D5BFFC5FF86FF0EFC2FFAC7FEA1.taxon	description	Basidiospores (Fig. 6 a) 6.0 − 7.5 (− 9.0) × 5.5 − 7.0 (− 8.0) μm (Q = 1.09), subglobose, hyaline, smooth, thin-walled, aguttulate, inamyloid; hilar appendage up to 1.0 μm long. Basidia (Fig. 6 b) 82 − 94 × 7.0 − 10 μm, cylindric-elongate, clampless; sterigmata (2 −) 4, 7.0 − 12 μm long. Cystidia absent. Hymenium 90 − 110 μm thick, distinctly thicker towards apex, absent in stipe. Subhymenium 40 − 60 μm thick; hyphae 2.5 − 4.0 μm wide, clampless. Context with parallel hyphae, 6.0 − 7.0 μm wide, clampless, cylindric, sparsely secondarily septate, sometimes constricted at primary septa, thin-walled, H− connections frequent. Habitat and distribution: — In the Atlantic Forest this species is found on soil covered with litter, under trees. In Brazil it is known from Rio de Janeiro (Corner 1967 b), Paraná (De Meijer 2010) and Santa Catarina (present study). It is also known from England, France, Germany (Corner 1950), Morocco and Trinidad (Corner 1967 b). Specimens examined: — BRAZIL. Santa Catarina: Florianópolis, Morro da Lagoa, Trilha do Jipe, 27 º 59 ' 43 " S, 49 º 47 ' 83 " W, 16 March 2011, Neves, M. A. 732 (FLOR 56146), ibid., 16 March 2015, Furtado, A. N. M. 526 (FLOR 56147). Additional specimen examined: — BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro: no location, 8 December 1948, E. J. H. Corner n. n. (BPI 294512, as Ca. rosea). Remarks: — Clavaria subglobosa is easily recognized in the field by its vivid color that contrasts with the litter. The species varies in color from a pale to vivid pink, reddish rose, reddish orange to brownish orange, and its basidiospores range in size (from 5.0 − 9.0 × 4.0 − 8.0 μm). This led Corner (1967 b) to create three varieties for Clavaria rosea Dalman (var. grandispora, var. subglobosa and var. pallida). The latter variety has typical ellipsoid basidiospores, which are slightly flattened adaxially, and inflated hyphae (up to 25 μm wide). Clavaria rosea var. subglobosa and Ca. rosea var. grandispora have subglobose to broadly ellipsoid basidiospores (basidiospores 5.0 − 8.0 × 4.0 − 6.5 μm for Ca. rosea var. subglobosa and 7.0 − 8.5 × 6.0 − 7.5 μm for Ca. rosea var. grandispora), which are not flattened, and narrow hyphae (Corner 1950, 1970). Clavaria rosea var. grandispora was described from Brazil and has reddish orange basidiomata. Clavaria rosea var. subglobosa is from India and has pale red basidiomata (Corner 1970). Considering that the hyphal system and the basidiospore morphology are important characteristics to delimitate a species (Corner 1950, 1970, Petersen 1967), we consider the use of the variety rank inappropriate for the taxon and propose the new combination Clavaria subglobosa. Clavaria incarnata Weinm. and Ca. messapica Agnello, Kautmanová & M. Carbone are closely related species but they differ from Ca. subglobosa because they have clamped basidia (Agnello et al. 2014).	en	Furtado, Ariadne N. M., Daniëls, Pablo P., Neves, Maria Alice (2016): New species and new records of Clavariaceae (Agaricales) from Brazil. Phytotaxa 253 (1): 1-26, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1
D0437D5BFFCAFF87FF0EFA23FD13F85A.taxon	description	Basidiospores (Fig. 7 a) 6.0 − 7.0 × 4.0 − 6.0 μm (Q = 1.23), broadly ellipsoid, hyaline, smooth, thin-walled, uniguttulate, inamyloid; hilar appendage up to 1.0 μm long, often sublateral. Basidia (Fig. 7 b) 38 − 60 × 9.0 − 13 μm, clavate, multiguttulate, clampless; sterigmata (2 −) 4, 5.0 − 7.0 μm long. Cystidia absent. Hymenium 40 − 100 μm thick, absent in stipe. Subhymenium up to 40 μm thick; hyphae 5.0 μm wide, clampless, gradually inflating up to 10 μm wide. Context (Fig. 7 c) with subparallel hyphae; hyphae 5.0 − 22 μm wide, clampless, barrel-shaped, frequently secondarily septate, slightly constricted at primary septa, walls slightly thickened, smooth, H-connections frequent. Habitat and distribution: — In the Atlantic Forest this species is found on soil in the shade. In Brazil it is known from Amazonas (De Lamônica-Freire 1979), Paraná (De Meijer 2006, 2009), Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul (present study) and São Paulo (Bononi et al. 1981). Known at least from Europe and North America (Olariaga, 2009) but likely well distributed worldwide. Specimens examined: — BRAZIL. Santa Catarina: Florianópolis, Morro da Lagoa, Trilha do Jipe, 27 º 59 ' 43 " S, 49 º 47 ' 83 " W, 12 November 2013, A. N. M. Furtado 365 (FLOR 56149), ibid., 03 December 2013, A. N. M. Furtado 391 (FLOR 56155); Florianópolis, Trilha para Lagoinha do Leste, 27 º 59 ’ 43 ” S, 49 º 47 ’ 83 ” W, 21 May 2014, A. N. M. Furtado 499 (FLOR 56145). Rio Grande do Sul: São Francisco de Paula, Floresta Nacional de São Francisco de Paula (FLONA), 29 º 22 ’ 58 ” S, 50 º 22 ’ 32 ” W, 12 April 2014, A. C. Magnago 1039, 1043 (FLOR 56151, 56152). Additional specimens examined: — BRAZIL. Rio Grande do Sul: no location, n. d., J. E. Rick n. n. (BPI 332489). Paraná: São José dos Pinhais, Roça Velha, 31 March 2001, A. A. R. De Meijer 4070 (MBM). Amazonas: Manaus, Reserva Florestal Ducke, 15 June 1978, E. M. H. Freire 202 (INPA 79050), ibid., 21 April 1977, R. Singer B 9763 (INPA 69937), ibid., 08 June 1978, E. M. H. Freire 187 (INPA 79037). Remarks: — Clavaria zollingeri is easily found in the forest because of its vivid purplish color. Clavaria zollingeri exhibits a lot of morphological variation, is widely distributed and is one of the few branched species of Clavaria s. str. Unpublished molecular data show that the tropical collections under this name may be a different species (Olariaga, pers. comm.). The dimension and shape of the basidiospores vary from author to author (Coker 1923, Corner 1967 b, Gerault 2005, Shiryaev 2009). This species could be confused with the brittle Clavulina amethystina (Bull.) Donk from Europe (Olariaga et al. 2009), but it differs microscopically by the bispored basidia and the non-secondarily septate hyphae in the context. Ramariopsis pulchella (Boud.) Corner also has a purplish, branched basidioma, but differs by its minutely verrucose basidiospores, clamps in all parts of the basidioma and the presence of crystals in the context at the base of the stipe (Petersen 1988).	en	Furtado, Ariadne N. M., Daniëls, Pablo P., Neves, Maria Alice (2016): New species and new records of Clavariaceae (Agaricales) from Brazil. Phytotaxa 253 (1): 1-26, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1
D0437D5BFFC8FF85FF0EFF07FCCDFD65.taxon	description	Basidiospores (Fig. 8 a) 7.0 − 9.0 × 7.0 − 8.5 μm (Q = 1.05), globose to subglobose, hyaline, smooth, thin-walled, uniguttulate, with a large guttule that becomes greenish yellow at maturity, inamyloid; hilar appendage to 1.0 μm long. Basidia (Fig. 8 b) 46 − 93 × 8.0 − 10 μm, subclavate, longer in old hymenia, clamped; 4 - sterigmate 9.0 − 12 μm long. Cystidia absent. Hymenium 40 − 70 μm thick at base, thickening towards apex, absent on stipe. Subhymenium to 50 μm thick, composed of narrow hyphae 1.5 − 3.0 μm wide, inflating to 15 μm wide, clamped, with small orange granules that turn green with iodine. Context composed of parallel inflated hyphae 7.0 − 15 μm wide, partially clamped, thin-walled and longitudinal interweaving hyphae 2.0 − 7.0 μm wide, derived from the inflated hyphae and binding them together. Habitat and distribution: — In the Atlantic Forest this species is found on soil with litter. In Brazil it is known from Amazonas, Rio Grande do Sul (Corner 1970) and Santa Catarina (present study). Also known from Bolivia, Colombia, Japan, Panama, Peru (Corner 1970), Solomon Islands (Corner 1967 a), Australia, Bonin Islands, Ceylon, Java, Malaysia (Corner 1950), India (Thind & Rattan 1967), Congo (Corner 1966) and USA (Petersen 1979). Specimens examined: — BRAZIL. Santa Catarina: Urubici, Parque Nacional de São Joaquim (PNSJ), Trilha da Pedra, 28 º 08 ' 40 " S, 49 º 42 ' 82 " W, 17 February 2013, R. C. S. Friedrich 21 (FLOR 56164). Additional specimens examined: — BRAZIL. Rio Grande do Sul: Nova Petrópolis, 1923, J. E. Rick n. n. (BPI 294820). USA. Pennsylvania: Pocono, 1931, C. B. Stifler n. n. (BPI 293702). MALAYSIA. Sabah: Kota Kinabalu, 20 April 1964, E. J. H. Corner n. n. (BPI 294819), ibid., 03 May 1964, E. J. H. Corner n. n. (BPI 294817). SOLOMON ISLAND. Guadalcanal: Popomanasia, 26 May 1965, E. J. H. Corner n. n. (BPI 294816). Remarks: — Clavulinopsis amoena is easily identified by the presence of a short, whitely villous or strigose stipe, globose to subglobose basidiospores, the guttule becoming intense greenish yellow at maturity and small orange granules in the subhymenial hyphae that turn green when exposed to iodine (Corner, 1950). Corner (1950) discussed in detail the variation found in Cs. amoena and how it differs from other species. In the field, Cs. amoena can be mistaken for Cs. spiralis (Jungh.) Corner and also looks like a bright yellow form of Cs. fusiformis (Sowerby) Corner. The basidiomata of these three species begin as tufts of slender, cylindric and filiform structures with acute apices. With maturation they become fusiform to clavate as the hyphae inflate and the hymenium thickens. Clavulinopsis fusiformis differs by its golden to brownish yellow mature basidiomata and broadly ellipsoid to pip-shaped basidiospores, with a larger hilar appendage (1.0 − 2.0 μm long) (Corner 1966). Clavulinopsis spiralis differs from Cs. amoena only by its smaller basidiospores (5.5 − 7.0 × 4.5 − 6.5 μm) (Corner 1967 a).	en	Furtado, Ariadne N. M., Daniëls, Pablo P., Neves, Maria Alice (2016): New species and new records of Clavariaceae (Agaricales) from Brazil. Phytotaxa 253 (1): 1-26, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1
D0437D5BFFC9FF85FF0EFD23FCBAF8E5.taxon	description	Habitat and distribution: — In the Atlantic Forest this species is found on soil with litter, in the shade. In Brazil it is known from Amazonas (De Lamônica-Freire 1979), Paraná (De Meijer 2006) and Santa Catarina (present study). Also known from Canada, China, Panama, Venezuela, Trinidad (Corner 1950, 1970) and Thailand (Maneevun & Sanouamuang 2010). Specimen examined: — BRAZIL. Santa Catarina: Florianópolis, Morro da Lagoa, Trilha do Jipe, 27 º 59 ' 43 " S, 49 º 47 ' 83 " W, 03 December 2013, A. N. M. Furtado 392 (FLOR 56176). Additional specimens examined: — BRAZIL. Pernambuco: Recife, IPA, 14 June 1951, J. N, Silva n. n. (URM 499). Amazonas: Manaus, Campus do INPA, 26 January 1978, H. Caldas de Souza & M. M. N. Braga n. n. (INPA 72737); Itacoatiara, Reserva Florestal Ducke, 26 May 1978, E. M. H. Freire n. n. (INPA 79031). USA. Ohio: Maumee Valley, 1922, W. R. Lowater n. n. (BPI 295438), ibid., L. D. von Schweinitz n. n. (K 175527). Remarks: — Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarina is unmistakable in the field, due to its vivid yellow-orange color and non-existent stipe. The stratified sterile surface is diagnostic of this species (Corner 1950). Petersen (1968) comments that the rich orange and reddish pink states of Cs. amoena are a pale form of Cs. aurantiocinnabarina. Both of these species have subglobose basidiospores, which are slightly wider in Cs. amoena, and inflated hyphae in the trama (Petersen 1968). However, Clavulinopsis amoena is lighter in color and has a distinct strigose stipe and indistinct sterile base (Corner 1970, Maneevum & Sanoamuang 2010).	en	Furtado, Ariadne N. M., Daniëls, Pablo P., Neves, Maria Alice (2016): New species and new records of Clavariaceae (Agaricales) from Brazil. Phytotaxa 253 (1): 1-26, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1
D0437D5BFFC9FF83FF0EF8A3FAE9FEA1.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: — Basidiomata branched, solitary, yellow, orange-yellow to deep orange; branches subfastigiate, viscid, subcylindric, divided 2 − 3 times; basidiospores dimorphic, hyaline, oblong (8.0 − 9.5 × 3.5 − 5.5 μm) to broadly ellipsoid (6.5 − 7.5 × 4.0 − 6.0 μm); basidia dimorphic, clamped, 1 or 4 - sterigmata; surface of sterile base covered by a trichodermal pellis composed of clampless cylindric hyphae (2.0 − 5.0 μm wide). Etymology: — The name refers to the dimorphism of the basidia and basidiospores. Holotype: — BRAZIL. Rio Grande do Sul: São Francisco de Paula, Floresta Nacional de São Francisco de Paula (FLONA), 29 º 22 ' 58 " S, 50 º 22 ' 32 " W, 10 April 2014, A. C. Magnago 1051 (FLOR 56316). Basidiomata (Fig. 1 i) to 6.0 cm high, branched, solitary, yellow (3 B 7), orange-yellow (4 B 8) to deep orange (5 A 8), drying pale yellow (2 B 4); branches 3.0 − 5.0 mm wide, subfastigiate, smooth, viscid, subcylindric, firm, divided 2 − 3 times, dichotomous upwards, internodes gradually diminishing, axils U-shaped; apices concolorous with the branches, bifid and blunt or somewhat subulate; stipe 15 × 6.0 mm, smooth, slightly grooved at the base, concolorous with the branches. Context concolorous with the branches, solid, rather tough; smell and taste absent. Basidiospores (Fig. 10 a) dimorphic, the majority 8.0 − 9.5 × 3.5 − 5.5 μm (Q = 1.91), oblong, some 6.5 − 7.5 × 4.0 − 6.0 μm (Q = 1.29), broadly ellipsoid, both hyaline, smooth, thin-walled, uniguttulate, inamyloid; hilar appendage 0.5 μm long, sublateral. Basidia (Fig. 10 b) 50 − 64 × 6.0 − 10 μm, clavate-elongate, multiguttulate, clamped; sterigmata 1 or 4, 21 − 32 μm and 4.0 − 7.0 μm long respectively. Cystidia absent. Hymenium 75 μm in width, thickening towards the apex up to 160 μm, absent in stipe. Subhymenium hardly differentiated. Context with subparallel to interweaving hyphae 3.5 − 10 μm wide, clamped and thin-walled. Surface of sterile base covered by a trichodermal pellis composed of clampless cylindric hyphae 2.0 − 5.0 μm wide. Habitat and distribution: — On the soil with litter, in the moist Atlantic Forest with Araucaria angustifolia. Known only from the type locality. Remarks: — The size of both the hilar appendage and the basidiospore wall are important taxonomic characters used to identify species of Clavulinopsis (Corner 1950). The presence of a short hilar appendage is commonly associated with species of subg. Paraclavaria if the basidiospores are ellipsoid, and with species of subg. Clavulinopsis if the basidiospores are subglobose to broadly ellipsoid (Corner 1950, 1970, Petersen 1978). The dimorphism and the shapes of the basidiospores of Clavulinopsis dimorphica do not fit Corner’s infrageneric classification (Corner 1970). Also, it has been suggested that the spore morphology has changed several times during the diversification of the genus and should not be used to separate groups (Kautmanová et al. 2012). Clavulinopsis corniculata and Cs. dimorphica have branched, yellowish basidiomata; however Cs. corniculata has globose basidiospores (5.5 − 6.0 × 5.0 − 5.5 μm) and only four-spored basidia (Petersen 1979). Some parthenogenetic basidiomata with one or two sterigmata can be found in Cs. corniculata, but these have subglobose spores and clampless basidia (Olariaga 2009, Maas Geesteranus 1976).	en	Furtado, Ariadne N. M., Daniëls, Pablo P., Neves, Maria Alice (2016): New species and new records of Clavariaceae (Agaricales) from Brazil. Phytotaxa 253 (1): 1-26, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1
D0437D5BFFCFFF81FF0EFAB1FC59FF35.taxon	description	Basidiospores (Fig. 11 ac) 5.0 − 7.0 × 4.2 − 6.5 μm (Q = 1.29), subglobose to broadly ellipsoid, hyaline, thin-walled, uniguttulate, sharply angular to tuberculous, with spines or warts 1.0 − 1.5 μm long, inamyloid; hilar appendage indistinct. Basidia (Fig. 11 b) 38 − 59 × 7.0 − 11 μm, subclavate, clamped; (2 −) 4 sterigmata 7.0 − 9.0 μm long. Cystidia absent. Hymenium 70 − 125 μm thick, absent in stipe. Subhymenium 25 − 50 μm thick, composed of closely interwoven hyphae 3.0 − 4.0 μm wide, clamped; tortuous; basidia in clusters or bouquets. Context with subparallel hyphae; branching and anastomosing abundantly, of two different widths: 5.0 − 10 μm wide, slightly constricted at the septa, and 2.5 − 3.0 μm wide, not inflated, both interweaving, hyaline, clamped and thin-walled. Habitat and distribution: — In the Atlantic Forest this species is found on soil with litter. In Brazil it is known only from Santa Catarina (present study). Also known from South Africa, Australia, Japan, USA (Corner 1950), India (Thind & Rattan 1967), Switzerland (Breitenbach & Kränzlin 1986), Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden (Hansen & Knudsen 1997), France (Gerault 2005), Estonia (Shiryaev 2009), Spain (Olariaga 2009) and Tahiland (Maneevun & Sanoamuang 2010). Specimens examined: — BRAZIL. Santa Catarina: Florianópolis, Morro da Lagoa, Trilha do Jipe, 27 º 59 ' 43 " S, 49 º 47 ' 83 " W, 01 July 2013, R. C. S. Friedrich 34 (FLOR 56177). Additional specimens examined: — UGANDA. Kyetume: Kyagwe, Banana plantation, 1915, R. A. Dummer n. n. (BPI 294872). INDIA. Jabber Khet: Mussoorie, Uttar Pradesh, 07 September 1968, S. S. Rattan n. n. (BPI 294868).	en	Furtado, Ariadne N. M., Daniëls, Pablo P., Neves, Maria Alice (2016): New species and new records of Clavariaceae (Agaricales) from Brazil. Phytotaxa 253 (1): 1-26, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1
D0437D5BFFCFFF81FF0EFAB1FC59FF35.taxon	materials_examined	BRAZIL. Rio Grande do Sul: Parecí Novo, 1918, J. E. Rick n. n. (BPI 294557). Remarks: — Clavulinopsis helvola is easily recognized by its unbranched, club-shaped, yellow basidiomata and spiny basidiospores (Petersen 1968). This is the only species of Clavulinopsis with spiny basidiospores. Although the basidiospores of this species vary in size (4.0 − 7.2 × 3.6 − 7.0 μm), our measurements agree with those observed by several other authors (Corner 1950, Petersen 1968, Pegler & Young 1985, Adamčĭk 2009). Petersen (1978) included Cs. helvola in a subgenus of Ramariopsis (= Ramariopsis helvola (Pers.: Fr.) R. H. Petersen) based on the basidiospores with thick tuberculous ornamentation. Pegler & Young (1985) recognized several types of basidiospore ultrastructure and observed that all members of Ramariopsis s. str. have warts formed by the tunica. Spines of Ramariopsis helvola are formed from the growth of the corium. Therefore, the species is placed in Clavulinopsis. Clavulinopsis laeticolor (Berk. & M. A. Curtis) R. H. Petersen is similar to Cs. helvola based on the color of the basidioma; however, Clavulinopsis laeticolor has smooth, ellipsoid, pip-shaped basidiospores (Petersen 1968).	en	Furtado, Ariadne N. M., Daniëls, Pablo P., Neves, Maria Alice (2016): New species and new records of Clavariaceae (Agaricales) from Brazil. Phytotaxa 253 (1): 1-26, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1
D0437D5BFFCDFF9EFF0EFE9AFA28FC61.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: — This species is characterized by its unbranched, light yellow to greenish yellow strigose basidiomata; subglobose hyaline basidiospores (6.0 − 8.0 × 6.0 − 7.5 μm) with a large guttule that becomes greenish yellow in mature basidiospores; basidia clamped, 4 - sterigmate; context with subparallel, inflated, irregularly thick-walled hyphae; clamps scattered and inconspicuous. Etymology: — The name refers to the type location, Santo Amaro da Imperatriz. Holotype: — BRAZIL. Santa Catarina: Santo Amaro da Imperatriz, Hotel Plaza Caldas da Imperatriz, Trilha da Pousada, 27 º 70 ' 39 " S, 48 º 80 ' 37 " W, 26 July 2013, A. N. M. Furtado 482 (FLOR 56313). Basidiomata (Fig. 1 k) 2.7 − 5.5 × 0.3 − 0.8 cm, unbranched, solitary. Clavula light yellow (2 A 5) to greenish yellow (2 B 8), spathulate, flattened, strigose, apex subacute; stipe 1.0 × 0.3 cm, fairly distinct, slightly strigose at the base. Context solid, becoming hollow, pale yellow (1 A 3); smell and taste unknown. Basidiospores (Fig. 12 a) 6.0 − 8.0 × 6.0 − 7.5 μm (Q = 1.08), subglobose, hyaline, smooth, thin-walled, uniguttulate, with a large guttule that becomes greenish yellow at maturity, inamyloid; hilar appendage up to 1.0 μm long. Basidia (Fig. 12 b) 43 − 54 × 7.0 − 10 μm, subclavate, clamped; 4 - sterigmate, 6.0 − 12 (− 20) μm long. Cystidia absent. Hymenium 65 − 75 μm thick, absent in stipe. Subhymenium 25 − 37 μm thick, composed of inflated hyphae 9.5 − 11 μm wide, partially clamped. Context (Fig. 12 cd) with subparallel 7.0 − 15 μm wide, inflated, thin-walled but with many irregularly thick-walled hyphae (Fig. 12 d), hyaline, clamps scattered and inconspicuous. Habitat and distribution: — In the Atlantic Forest this species is found on soil with litter. Known only from the type locality. Remarks: — In the field, Clavulinopsis imperata can be mistaken for Cs. amoena due to the morphology of the basidiomata, especially because of its greenish yellow color. However, Cs. amoena typically has thin-walled hyphae and small orange granules in the subhymenial hyphae that become green when exposed to iodine (Corner 1950). Clavulinopsis spiralis is also similar, but differs from Cs. imperata by its smaller basidiospores (5.5 − 7.0 × 4.0 − 6.5 μm) and the absence of irregularly thick-walled hyphae (Corner 1950, Petersen 1968, 1978). The presence of irregularly thick-walled hyphae in the context has not been described in previous works about Clavulinopsis (Corner 1950, 1967 a, 1967 b, 1970, Petersen 1968, 1978, 1979) and is a characteristic that should be checked in other species of the genus.	en	Furtado, Ariadne N. M., Daniëls, Pablo P., Neves, Maria Alice (2016): New species and new records of Clavariaceae (Agaricales) from Brazil. Phytotaxa 253 (1): 1-26, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1
D0437D5BFFD2FF9CFF0EFC2FFB9DFDAD.taxon	description	Basidiospores (Fig. 13 a) 5.5 − 8.0 × 3.5 − 6.0 μm (Q = 1.56), ellipsoid to pip-shaped, hyaline (old basidiospores stain yellow), smooth, slightly thick-walled, uniguttulate, inamyloid; hilar appendage prominent 1.0 − 2.0 μm long, often sublateral. Basidia (Fig. 13 b) 32 − 58 × 4 − 10 μm, clavate-elongate, clamped; (1 −) 4 sterigmata, 4.0 − 13 μm long (− 17 μm on monosporic basidia). Cystidia absent. Hymenium 35 − 125 μm thick, absent in stipe. Subhymenium ca. 45 μm thick, with tortuous hyphae 1.5 − 4.0 μm wide, clamped, producing basidia in clusters or bouquets. Context (Fig. 13 c) with parallel hyphae 3.0 − 13.0 μm wide, clamped, not constricted at the septa, with yellowish orange irregular intraparietal pigments on the medullary hyphae, slightly thick-walled, clamped. Surface of sterile base covered by projecting cylindrical hyphae to 3.0 μm wide, clamped. Habitat and distribution: — In the Atlantic Forest this species is found on soil with litter and on road banks, in the shade. In Brazil it is known from Amazonas (De Lamônica-Freire 1979), Rio Grande do Sul (Rick 1959, present study) and Santa Catarina (present study). The species is also known from China, Germany, Great Britain, The Netherlands, Italy, USA (Corner 1950, Petersen 1965), Estonia (Shiryaev 2009), France (Corner 1950, Gerault 2005), Spain (Tabarés & Rocabruna 1991), Switzerland (Breitenbach & Kränzlin 1986), India (Corner 1970, Swapna et al. 2008), Australia (Petersen 1979), Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Panama, New Zealand, Peru, Sweden (Corner 1970), Malaysia (Corner 1970, Petersen 1978, 1988), Denmark, Finland, Norway (Hansen & Knudsen 1997) and Thailand (Maneevun & Sanoamuang 2010). Specimens examined: — BRAZIL. Paraná: Piraquara, Morro do Canal, 25 º 50 ' 91 " S, 48 º 97 ' 75 " W, 26 January 2014, A. C. Magnago 911 (FLOR 56158). Rio Grande do Sul: São Francisco de Paula, Floresta Nacional de São Francisco de Paula (FLONA), 29 º 22 ’ 58 ” S, 50 º 22 ’ 32 ” W, 13 April 2014, A. C. Magnago 1052, 1054 (FLOR 56168, 56169). Santa Catarina: Florianópolis, Morro da Lagoa, Trilha do Jipe, 27 º 59 ’ 43 ” S, 49 º 47 ’ 83 ” W, 12 November 2013, A. N. M. Furtado 364 (FLOR 56170), ibid., 01 July 2013, R. C. S. Friedrich 33 (FLOR 56178), ibid., 16 January 2014, A. N. M. Furtado 385 (FLOR 56161); Florianópolis, Trilha para Lagoinha do Leste, 27 º 59 ’ 43 ” S, 49 º 47 ’ 83 ” W, 21 May 2014, A. N. M. Furtado 494, 495 (FLOR 56159, 56160); Florianópolis, Ilha do Campeche, 27 º 69 ’ 64 ” S, 48 º 46 ’ 51 ” W, 06 July 2013, E. R. Dreschler-Santos 1085 (FLOR 56171); Florianópolis, Trilha para Naufragados, 16 January 2014, A. N. M. Furtado 440 (FLOR 56166); Santo Amaro da Imperatriz, Hotel Plaza Caldas da Imperatriz, Trilha da Pousada, 27 º 70 ’ 39 ” S, 48 º 80 ’ 37 ” W, 26 July 2013, A. N. M. Furtado 315, 316 (FLOR 56156, 56157); Águas Mornas, Sítio Portal, 17 December 2013, C. Heisecke 201 (FLOR 56165); São Francisco do Sul, Parque Estadual do Acaraí, 26 º 31 ’ 22 ” S, 48 º 55 ’ 68 ” W, 05 August 2014, F. Mafalda-Freire 242 (FLOR 56172), ibid., 05 August 2014, J. A. Duque 71, 79 (FLOR 56173, 56174). Additional specimens examined: — BRAZIL. Rio Grande do Sul: J. Rick n. n. (Lloyd Catalogue n. 30205, 57698). Amazonas: Manaus, Estrada para Caracaraí km 45, 22 May 1978, R. Singer n. n. (INPA 79015), ibid., 21 June 1977, E. M. H. Freire n. n. (INPA 79021). INDIA. Dhanaulti, Mussoorie, Uttar Pradesh, 31 August 1968, S. S. Rattan n. n. (BPI 294884). SLOVAKIA. Lysá, 2005, V. Kautman n. n. (K 158310). USA. New York: Northville & Chittenango Falls, n. d., E. J. H. Corner n. n. (BPI 284886, holotype). Remarks: — Clavulinopsis laeticolor is conspicuous in the field due to its bright orange color that contrasts with the soil and leaf litter. The species is easily characterized by its gregarious to fasciculate basidiomata, which become finely subtomentose when dried and have distinct stipes (Petersen 1965). Although some characteristics can be very variable, such as the color of the basidiomata and the size of the basidia, the context and basidiospores are constant in the species (Petersen 1979). Clavulinopsis laeticolor is similar to Cs. fusiformis, a widely distributed taxon (Corner 1970). Clavulinopsis fusiformis differs by its densely fasciculate to caespitose habit, indistinct stipe and globose to subglobose basidiospores (Corner 1950). As previously discussed, Cs. helvola shares some macromorphological characteristics with Cs. laeticolor, but Cs. helvola has subglobose to broadly ellipsoid basidiospores that are sharply angular to echinulatewarted and 5.5 − 7.2 × 4.5 − 5.7 μm (Petersen 1968). The presence of incrustations on the inner walls of the hyphae is here described for the first time for this species for the majority of the specimens found in southern Brazil (e. g., FLOR 56158, 56168, 56169, 56170, 56161, 56159, 56160, 56171, 56156, 56157, 56165, 56172, 56173). We do not consider the presence of this character sufficient to distinguish these collections as a distinct species. The incrustations could be due to environmental or chemical changes that induce their formation and were not observed in any of the other herbarium specimens studied. These structures can only be seen in 3 % KOH plus Congo Red.	en	Furtado, Ariadne N. M., Daniëls, Pablo P., Neves, Maria Alice (2016): New species and new records of Clavariaceae (Agaricales) from Brazil. Phytotaxa 253 (1): 1-26, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1
D0437D5BFFD1FF9DFF0EFF07FC4BFBB2.taxon	description	Basidiospores (Fig. 14 a) 5.5 − 7.0 × 4.5 − 6.0 μm (Q = 1.04), globose, hyaline, smooth, thin-walled, uniguttulate, with a large guttule, inamyloid; hilar appendage up to 1.0 μm long. Basidia (Fig. 14 b) 35 − 62 × 5.0 − 13 μm, clavate, clamped; (3 −) 4 - sterigmate 6.0 − 11 μm long. Cystidia absent. Hymenium 40 − 155 μm thick at first, absent in stipe. Subhymenium to 42.5 μm thick. Context (Fig. 14 c) with parallel hyphae to 13 μm wide, clamped, inflated, slightly thick-walled, with many narrow, longitudinal and interweaving hyphae 2.0 − 7.0 μm wide with yellowish irregular intraparietal pigments, clamped. Habitat and distribution: — In the Atlantic Forest this species is found on soil in the shade. In Brazil it is known from Amazonas (De Lamônica-Freire 1979), Paraná (De Meijer 2006, as Clavulinopsis aff. spiralis) and Santa Catarina (present study). Also known from Congo (Corner 1966), Australia, Ceylon, Java, Malaysia and Trinidad (Corner 1950, 1970). Specimens examined: — BRAZIL. Santa Catarina: Itapoá, Reserva Volta Velha, 26 º 08 ' 50 " S, 49 º 04 ' 07 " W, 18 November 2012, M. A. Neves 1077 (FLOR 56163); Florianópolis, Parque Municipal das Dunas da Lagoa da Conceição, 27 º 60 ’ 83 ” S, 48 º 45 ’ 58 ” W, 19 March 2013, A. N. M. Furtado 301 (FLOR 56162). Additional specimens examined: — AUSTRALIA. Victoria, Carnegie: n. d., J. T. Paul n. n. (BPI 332533). BRASIL. Amazonas: Manaus, Estrada para Caracaraí Km 115, 22 May 1978, R. Singer n. n. (INPA 79016), ibid., 20 July 1978, R. Singer n. n. (INPA 80976). MALAYSIA. Gunong Panti: Johore, 20 April 1930, E. J. H. Corner n. n. (BPI 294893). Remarks: — Based on macroscopic characteristics Cs. spiralis could be mistaken for a pale form of Cs. amoena. However, the subhymenial hyphae of Cs. amoena have small granules that turn green when exposed to iodine and the basidiospores of this species are wider (7.0 − 9.0 × 7.0 − 8.5 μm) and subglobose (Corner 1950). Meijer (2006) collected specimens in Paraná that he named Cs. aff. spiralis. Unfortunately the four collections deposited at MBM were on loan when the manuscript was prepared and we could not have access to them.	en	Furtado, Ariadne N. M., Daniëls, Pablo P., Neves, Maria Alice (2016): New species and new records of Clavariaceae (Agaricales) from Brazil. Phytotaxa 253 (1): 1-26, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1
D0437D5BFFD1FF9BFF0EFB18FAECFE79.taxon	description	Basidiospores (Fig. 15 ac) 3.5 − 4.5 × 3.0 − 3.5 μm (Q = 1.15), subglobose to broadly ellipsoid, hyaline, minutely echinulate to asperulate, spines 0.3 − 0.5 μm long, uniguttulate, slightly dextrinoid; hilar appendage short (less than 0.5 μm). Basidia (Fig. 15 b) 25 − 38 × 4.0 − 7.0 μm, clavate, clamped; 2 - sterigmate 4.0 − 5.0 μm long. Cystidia absent. Hymenium ca. 40 μm thick at first, thickening upwards to 150 μm, absent in stipe. Subhymenium to 28.5 μm thick, composed of loosely interwoven hyphae to 5.0 μm wide, clamped and thin-walled. Context with subparallel hyphae 12 − 15 μm wide, clamped, inflated, thin-walled. Surface of sterile base formed by loosely interwoven hyphae 2.0 − 4.5 μm wide, clamped, thin-walled. Habitat and distribution: — It is widespread in temperate, tropical and subtropical forests (Corner 1967 a). In the Atlantic Forest this species is usually found on soil and occasionally on decayed wood. In Brazil it is known from Paraná (De Meijer 2006), Rio Grande do Sul (Rick 1959) and Santa Catarina (present study). Also reported for Borneo, Ceylon, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guadalupe, Jamaica, Java, Panama, Philippines, New Zealand, Solomon Islands (Corner 1950, 1970), USA (Burt 1922), Canada (Coker 1923), India (Thind 1961), Spain (Tabarés & Rocabruna 1991), Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, The Netherlands, Sweden (Jülich 1984), Iceland and Norway (Hansen & Knudsen 1997). Specimens examined: — BRAZIL. Santa Catarina: Florianópolis, Morro da Lagoa, Trilha do Jipe, 27 º 59 ' 43 " S, 49 º 47 ' 83 " W, 09 April 2013, A. C. Magnago 595, 596 (FLOR 56180, 56181). Additional specimens examined: — BRAZIL. Rio Grande do Sul: São Leopoldo, 1927, J. E. Rick n. n. (BPI 332539, 332540; PACA 12460, as Clavaria kunzei Fr.), ibid., 1932, J. E. Rick n. n. (PACA 17221, 17225, 17235 as Clavulina cartilaginea (Berk. & M. A. Curtis) Corner). MALAYSIA. Sabah: Kinabalu, 21 January 1964, E. J. H. Corner n. n. (BPI 294906). SOLOMON ISLANDS. San Cristobal: Warahito River, 23 July 1965, E. J. H. Corner n. n. (BPI 294905). Remarks: — This species is very variable in size, shape, color and basidiospore dimensions, but the stipe is always villous or tomentose and the dried basidioma darkens in potash (Corner 1950, 1970). Some basidiomata are pure white, but often they become yellowish, pink or pale yellow (Thind 1961, Jülich 1984, Olariaga 2009). Basidiospore size varied widely in the collections studied (3.0 − 3.5 × 2.5 − 3.0 μm for Rick's collection; 5.0 − 6.5 × 4.5 − 5.7 μm for the collections from Malaysia and Solomon Islands). The collections from Malaysia and the Solomon Islands are probably a distinct taxon. The Brazilian collections seem to have slightly smaller basidiospores than the collections from other localities. Ramariopsis kunzei has four-spored basidia (Cotton 1907). Thind (1961) described and reported a similar specimen with two-spored basidia and clampless hyphae from Mussoorie, India. Olariaga & Salcedo (2012) elevated R. kunzei var. bispora Schild to the species level based on the two-spored basidia, absence of clamps (attributed to the process of parthenogenesis), smaller basidiomata and lack of pinkish patches in mature specimens. Despite the two-spored basidia, the Brazilian collections studied have clamped hyphae throughout the basidiomata, including the basal tomentum hyphae, and the basidiomata change color when mature. Additionally, R. bispora has crystals among the context hyphae which were not observed in R. kunzei, and the tomentum hyphae of our collection has intermediaries measures between R. bispora (2.5 − 3.0 μm diam.) and the typical variety of R. kunzei (3.0 − 4.0 [5.5] μm diam.).	en	Furtado, Ariadne N. M., Daniëls, Pablo P., Neves, Maria Alice (2016): New species and new records of Clavariaceae (Agaricales) from Brazil. Phytotaxa 253 (1): 1-26, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.253.1.1
