What are coral fungi?
Q: What are coral fungi?
A: Coral fungi or clavarioid fungi are mushrooms shaped like coral, forks, worms, or clubs.
Q: How are they described?
A: They are rubbery and at times brightly colored.
Q: What is the meaning of Clavarioid?
A: Clavarioid means Clavaria-like.
Q: Were all clavarioid species closely related?
A: No, it is now known that clavarioid species are not all closely related.
Q: Why do researchers use the informal (non-taxonomic) name of "clavarioid fungi"?
A: They often studied as a group, so they keep the informal (non-taxonomic) name of "clavarioid fungi" and frequently use it in research papers.
Q: What genus were coral fungi originally put in?
A: They were originally put in the genus Clavaria.
Q: What is the difference between the informal and taxonomic name of coral fungi?
A: The informal name is "clavarioid fungi" and the taxonomic name is based on the species classification.
