Aethalium

Etymology

Ancient Greek αἴθᾰλος (aíthalos, “soot”) + New Latin -ium (“biological structure”)

Proper noun

Aethalium n

1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Physaraceae – now Fuligo.
   • 1868, Thomas Henry Huxley, On the Physical Basis of Life:

     There is a living body called Aethalium septicum, which appears upon decaying vegetable substances, and, in one of its forms, is common upon the surfaces of tan-pits.

Further reading

• Fuligo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Fuligo on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Fuligo on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Fuligo at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Aethalium at MycoBank
• Aethalium at Index Fungorum
• Aethalium in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911