# Lachnella

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***Lachnella*** is a [genus](/source/Genus) of [cyphelloid fungi](/source/Cyphelloid_fungi) in the [Niaceae](/source/Niaceae) [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)). The genus has a widespread distribution and contains six species.[1]

The tiny fruiting bodies (up to about 2 mm across) are cup-shaped or disc-shaped and are densely edged with long white hairs. At most they may have a very short stem, but generally none at all. They can be found all year round on sticks, stalks and sometimes on bark. They are resistant to [desiccation](/source/Desiccation), rolling up into a tough closed ball to protect the fertile surface when dry weather comes.[2][3]

## References

1. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). [*Dictionary of the Fungi.*](https://archive.org/details/dictionaryfungit00kirk). 10th ed. Wallingford: CABI. p. [357](https://archive.org/details/dictionaryfungit00kirk/page/n367). ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.

1. Knudsen, Thomas & Vesterholt, J. (eds.) (2018). *Funga Nordica Agaricoid, boletoid, clavarioid, cyphelloid and gasteroid genera*. Copenhagen: Nordsvamp. p. 308. ISBN 978-87-983961-3-0.

1. Læssøe, H. & Petersen, Jens (2019). *Fungi of Temperate Europe*. Princeton University Press. p. 1086. ISBN 9780691180373.

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