In the phylogenetic perspective inferred with nuclear large subunit ribosomal DNA sequences, the two species
were separated from each other and formed a strongly supported clade in the Thelephorales.
The two Lenzitopsis species showed a more than 5% difference in internal transcribed
spacer sequences. Lenzitopsis species are wood-decaying fungi, and this is the
second genus of the order where mycorrhizal life style is unknown, besides of Amaurodon