commonly known club species club fungus family produces small white fruit bodies millimetres height single distinct head stem head fertile stem embedded substrate fruit bodies grow dead wood strongly species feeds described different specific sanctioned species moved genus resulted currently accepted species recorded europe north africa taxonomy described found illegitimate given different species species given sanctioned years later named species having previously named specific latin meaning pertaining refuse year reclassified naming taken valid transferred species giving species known today 20th century instance publication species commonly known club description produces fruit bodies form clubs fruit body consists single distinct stem head measures height surface head smooth white measures rounded stem similar colour head fine covering somewhat translucent stem measures width stem buried branch fruit body grows microscopic characteristics spores narrowly ellipsoid measure spores white contain small spores borne basidia measure spores covering stem thick walled hairs measuring swollen base measures pale yellow colour clamp connections present hyphae habitat distribution fruit bodies typically found rows growing plant species especially dead matter plants unknown feeds breaking dead organic matter order sustain species recorded europe northern africa europe fruit bodies encountered april december
Typhula quisquiliaris