Paraxerula

Paraxerula is a genus of fungi in the family Physalacriaceae. It was circumscribed in 2010 by mycologist Ron Petersen to replace Xerula section Hyalosetae,^[1] proposed by Heinrich Dörfelt in 1984.^[2] Petersen originally included P. caussei, P. hongoi, and the type species P. americana. The Chinese species P. ellipsospora was added to the genus in 2014.^[3]

Paraxerula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Physalacriaceae
Genus:	Paraxerula R.H.Petersen (2010)
Type species
Paraxerula american (Dörfelt) R.H.Petersen (2010)
Species
P. americana P. caussei P. ellipsospora P. hongoi

Description

Paraxerula species have collybioid fruitbodies with rooting stipes, resembling Strobilurus. The species are associated with the saprobic breakdown of deciduous trees.^[1]