Clavulina sp.

The fruit bodies of the genus Clavulina J. Schröt. are extensively branched and often look like coral, hence the species of this genus are commonly called as coral fungi[1],[2]. The genus contains approximately 45 species distributed worldwide, mainly in tropical regions[1]. Species of Clavulina are mostly ectomycorrhizal while some are found to be distributed on soil or leaf litter[2]. Clavulina species are important primary colonizers of forest litter and occur immediately after the pre-monsoon showers[1]. 

The specimens were collected from Parsik hills (Thane), Kanakeshwar (Alibag), Amboli (Sindhudurgh), Maharashtra Nature Park (Mumbai) and Jawhar (Palghar).

Morphology:

Fruiting bodies 20–70 mm high, 10–100 mm wide, repeatedly branched, white. Apex pointed. Stipe reduced, 5–25 × 2–5 mm, white, becoming greyish at the base.

Culinary value:

Clavulina cristata, C. cinerea, C. amethystina and C. rugosa are reported to be edible; however, they are lacking in texture[3],[4],[5].

 Medicinal importance:

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Industrial importance:

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Unique features:

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Interesting facts:

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Review of patents:

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Review of publications:

1. Three new species of Clavulina (C. cerebriformis, C. cinereoglebosa and C. effusa) were described from the central Guiana Shield rainforests dominated by ectomycorrhizal trees of the leguminous genus Dicymbe. Each new species were provided by macromorphological, micromorphological, habitat and DNA sequence data[6].
2. The variability of recent Clavulina angularis d'Orbigny and fossil Clavulinoides trilatera, and C. gaultinus is presented. A review on the different clavulinoid genera is given in a synoptical diagram[7].
3. The study was carried out on Clavulina rugosa collected from Shimla Hills (Himachal Pradesh, India) to comment upon its systematics. The study provided important macroscopic characters, and microscopic details, habit, habitat, forest type and associated tree, if any, along with recipes and myths and also recorded interviews of local inhabitants[8].
4. Two new species of Clavulina (C. nigricans and C. craterelloides) are introduced to rainforests dominated by ectomycorrhizal Dicymbe spp. in the Pakaraima Mountains of Guyana. The species are described with macromorphological, micromorphological and habitat data as well as justification for their placement in Clavulina based on morphological and molecular features[9].

Links to more publications:

1. https://eurekamag.com/research/005/998/005998967.php
2. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00572-016-0724-1
3. http://www.mycosphere.org/pdf/Mycosphere_6_5_2.pdf

Classification[10]:

Related Links:

1. https://www.google.co.in/search?q=Clavulina+site:www.mushroomexpert.com&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&filter=0&gws_rd=cr&ei=GUSRWYaMNIfdvgSCvqS4AQ
2. http://www.indexfungorum.org/names/Names.asp
3. https://www.google.co.in/search?q=site:www.first-nature.com+Clavulina&gws_rd=cr&ei=TUaRWYS2OYPGvgSVwJPoAQ
4. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=mTJsa5a3ZpcC&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=Clavulina&source=bl&ots=hDbfTYw6Fn&sig=KaCrY6zk8XTrCm1B_MsvdGjZFSc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiLp66TjdbVAhXJp48KHfFkD3QQ6AEIWzAJ#v=onepage&q=Clavulina&f=false

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clavulina

[2] http://genome.jgi.doe.gov/ClaPMI390/ClaPMI390.home.html

[3] http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Clavulina_cristata.html

[4] http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Clavulina_cinerea.html

[5]https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Zd2NlcNZgvcC&pg=PA133&lpg=PA133&dq=Clavulina+edibility&source=bl&ots=ViyWwhSEsO&sig=nvjDm9Bqm0skKnX_HlpolZYt-Uw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiAr-zi6M7VAhVL2SYKHQ9XCuoQ6AEIXDAI#v=onepage&q=Clavulina%20edibility&f=false

[6] http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3852/11-130?scroll=top&needAccess=true

[7] http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/AbhGeolBA_41_0337-0354.pdf

[8] https://www.ijirset.com/upload/2016/april/264_SYSTEMATIC.pdf

[9] https://www.jstor.org/stable/3762182?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

[10]http://www.indexfungorum.org/Names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=17322