A new taxonomic classification for species in Gomphus sensu lato

Taxonomy of the Gomphales has been revisited by combining morphology and molecular data (DNA sequences) to provide a natural classification for the species of Gomphus sensu lato. Results indicate Gomphus s.l. to be non-monophyletic, leading to new combinations and the placement of its species into four genera: Gomphus sensu stricto (3 species), Gloeocantharellus (11 species), Phaeoclavulina (41 species), and Turbinellus (5 species).