Family: Gomphaceae

Fungi:> Basidiomycota:> Agaricomycetes:> Gomphales:> Gomphaceae:> Beenakia, Gomphus, Lentaria, Ramaria, Ramariopsis.

This family is contains a small number of genus with the relationship between them not been very obvious, well I have not been able to work it out.

Genus: Beenakia

Beenakia dacostae was the first species of this genus to be discovered which is named after the town of Beenak in Victoria, Australia.

Beenakia dacostae

Genus: Gomphus

These mycorrhizal fungi are generally sturdy, fleshy, and vase or funnel shaped with a smooth to wrinkled outer surfaces similar to the chanterelles and were once contained in the Cantharellaceae family. Recent DNA studies have placed Gomphus with clubs and corals. The spores of Gomphus species are roughened, while those of Cantharellus and Craterellus species are smooth.

Gloeocantharellus novae-zelandiae

Gomphus species

Genus: Lentaria

This genus has only one described species in New Zealand.

Lentaria surculus

Genus: Ramaria

These fungi are branch fleshy, soft fungi sometimes forming large fruiting body's up to 200 mm dia. with ornamented brown to tan spores. They can be difficult to tell apart with out the aid of a microscope.

Ramaria ambigua	Ramaria avellaneo-vertex	Ramaria gracilis	Ramaria junquilleo-vertex
Ramaria lorithamnus	Ramaria piedmontiana	Ramaria rubripermanens	Ramaria samuelsii
Ramaria sclerocarnosa

Genus: Phaeoclavulina

Phaeoclavulina gigantea

Phaeoclavulina zippelii

Genus: Unidentified

These are Ramaria that I have not been able to identify beyond the genus. This maybe due to me not understanding the keys or the species has not been described (named).

Ramaria species.

Ramaria species

Genus: Ramariopsis

This genus is distinguished from other simple club fungi by its reaction to ferric salts (turning green).

Ramariopsis alutacea	Ramariopsis antillarum	Ramariopsis bicolor	Ramariopsis cremicolor
Ramariopsis crocea	Ramariopsis depokensis	Ramariopsis depokensis f. persicina f.	Ramariopsis laeticolor
Ramariopsis novahibernica	Ramariopsis ovispora	Ramariopsis pulchella	Ramariopsis ramarioides
Ramariopsis simplex

Genus: Unidentified

The fungi below I have not been able to identify beyond the genus. This maybe due to me not understanding the keys or the keys do not exists. In some cases the species may not have been described (named).

Ramariopsis sp.

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