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Meruliaceae
The Meruliaceae are a family of fungi in the order Polyporales. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 47 genera and 420 species. , Index Fungorum accepts 645 species in the family. Taxonomy The family was formally circumscribed by English mycologist Carleton Rea in 1922, with '' Merulius'' as the type genus. He also included the genera ''Phlebia'', '' Coniophora'' (now placed in the Coniophoraceae), and ''Coniophorella'' (now considered a synonym of ''Coniophora''). His description of the Meruliaceae was as follows: "Hymenium spread over veins, anastomosing pores, or quite smooth; ''edge of veins or pores fertile.''" Several genera formerly classified in the Meruliaceae were moved to the family Steccherinaceae based on molecular evidence. Description Meruliaceae species are crust-like or polyporoid, and often have a waxy appearance when dry. Their hyphal systems are monomitic (containing only tightly arranged generative hyphae), and these hyphae have clamp connec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polyporales
The Polyporales are an order (biology), order of about 1,800 species of fungi in the division (mycology), division Basidiomycota. The order includes some (but not all) polypores as well as many corticioid fungi and a few agarics (mainly in the genus ''Lentinus''). Many species within the order are saprotrophic, most of them wood-decay fungus, wood-rotters. Some genera, such as ''Ganoderma'' and ''Fomes'', contain species that attack living tissues and then continue to degrade the wood of their dead hosts. Those of economic importance include several important plant pathology, pathogens of trees and a few species that cause damage by rotting structural timber. Some of the Polyporales are commercially Fungiculture, cultivated and marketed for use as food items or in traditional Chinese medicine. Taxonomy History The order was originally proposed in 1926 by Swiss mycologist Ernst Albert Gäumann to accommodate species within the phylum Basidiomycota producing basidiocarps (fruit bod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurantiporus
''Aurantiporus'' is a genus of poroid fungi in the family Meruliaceae. Circumscribed by American mycologist William Alphonso Murrill in 1905, the genus contains five species found mostly in northern temperate regions. Molecular analysis of several ''Aurantiporus'' species suggests that the genus is not monophyletic, but some other related polypore species need to be sequenced and studied before appropriate taxonomic changes can be made. In 2018, Viktor Papp and Bálint Dima proposed a new genus '' Odoria'' to contain ''Aurantiporus alborubescens'' based on multigene phylogenetic analyses. The generic name is derived from the Latin ''aurantius'' ("orange") and the Ancient Greek Ancient Greek (, ; ) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the classical antiquity, ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Greek ... (pore). Species *'' Aurantiporus albidus'' Rajchenb. & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phlebia
''Phlebia'' is a genus of mostly crust fungi in the family Meruliaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution. ''Phlebia'' species cause white rot. Taxonomy ''Phlebia'' was circumscribed by Swedish mycologist Elias Fries in his 1821 work ''Systema Mycologicum''. He included four species: ''P. merismoides'', ''P. radiata'', ''P. contorta'', and ''P. vaga''. Several molecular studies have demonstrated that ''Phlebia'' is a collection of sometimes unrelated taxa that share some morphological similarities. In a 2015 study, Floudas and Hibbett identified a "core ''Phlebia'' clade" within the larger Phlebioid clade, containing ''P. radiata'', ''P. acerina'', ''P. floridensis'', ''P. setulosa'', ''P. brevispora'', and ''P. tremellosa''. A subsequent study suggested that ''P. lindtneri'', ''P. serialis'' and ''P. leptospermi'' should be added to this core group. ''Phlebia''-like fungi with aculei (spines) are ofte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurantiopileus
''Aurantiopileus'' is a genus of three species of poroid fungi in the family Meruliaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 2010 by mycologists James Ginns, Daniel Lindner, and Timothy Baroni. The type species, ''Aurantiopileus mayaensis'', was discovered in the Maya Mountains of Belize. Two Asian species previously classified in ''Gloeoporus'' were also placed in the genus. Description The fruit bodies of ''Aurantiopileus'' fungi are fairly small, and have a fleshy or gelatinous texture when they are fresh. The hyphal system is monomitic, and the hyphae have clamp connections. Spores are small (measuring 4–6 by 2.8–4.6 μm), and inamyloid In mycology a tissue or feature is said to be amyloid if it has a positive amyloid reaction when subjected to a crude chemical test using iodine as an ingredient of either Melzer's reagent or Lugol's solution, producing a blue to blue-black staini .... Species *'' Aurantiopileus dolosus'' (Corner) Ginns & D.L.Lindner (2010) *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquascypha
''Aquascypha'' is a fungal genus in the family Meruliaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species ''Aquascypha hydrophora'', found in Central and South America. This species forms cup-like structures with dimensions of (average ) and heights of (average ). Study of this fungus in the Amazon rainforest showed that on average, these cups hold 35 millitres of water, in addition to organic matter such as leaves, flowers and fruits that fall from trees; this provides an ideal environment for various insect species (especially filter-feeding species like mosquitoes Mosquitoes, the Culicidae, are a family of small flies consisting of 3,600 species. The word ''mosquito'' (formed by '' mosca'' and diminutive ''-ito'') is Spanish and Portuguese for ''little fly''. Mosquitoes have a slender segmented body, ...) to breed. References Taxa described in 1965 Monotypic Polyporales genera Meruliaceae Taxa named by Derek Reid {{Polyporales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amauromyces
''Amauromyces'' is a fungal genus in the family Meruliaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species ''Amauromyces pallidus''. External links *Amauromyces' at Index Fungorum ''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names (scientific names) in the fungus kingdom. As of 2015, the project is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of three partners along with Landcare Research and th ... Taxa described in 1978 Meruliaceae Monotypic Polyporales genera {{Polyporales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amaurohydnum
''Amaurohydnum'' is a fungal genus in the family Meruliaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single resupinate species ''Amaurohydnum flavidum'', found in Australia on ''Eucalyptus ''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of more than 700 species of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. Most species of ''Eucalyptus'' are trees, often Mallee (habit), mallees, and a few are shrubs. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalyp ...'' wood and described as new to science in 1978. References Fungi of Australia Meruliaceae Monotypic Polyporales genera Taxa described in 1978 {{Polyporales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abortiporus
''Abortiporus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Meruliaceae. The widely distributed genus contains three species. Species in the genus grow on the wood of hardwoods and conifers, either alone or around the stumps and living trees. It causes a white rot in dead wood and a white trunk rot in living wood. The genus was circumscribed in 1904 by William Alphonso Murrill. The generic name is derived from the Latin ''abortus'' (arrested development of any organ) and the Ancient Greek Ancient Greek (, ; ) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the classical antiquity, ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Greek ... (pore). References External links * Meruliaceae Polyporales genera Taxa named by William Alphonso Murrill Taxa described in 1904 {{Polyporales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phlebia Tremellosa
''Phlebia tremellosa'' (formerly ''Merulius tremellosus''), commonly known as trembling Merulius or jelly rot, is a species of fungus in the family Meruliaceae. It is a common and widely distributed wood-decay fungus that grows on the rotting wood of both hardwood and conifer plants. Taxonomy The fungus was originally described in 1794 by German botanist Heinrich Adolf Schrader, who called it ''Merulius tremellosus''. Nakasone and Burdsall transferred the taxon to the genus ''Phlebia'' in 1984, when they placed '' Merulius'' in synonymy. It is commonly known as the "trembling Merulius", or "jelly rot". Description Fruit bodies of the fungus are fan-shaped to semicircular, measuring wide by long. They have a spongy to fibrous texture, comprising stalkless caps or spreading crusts. The upper surface, white to pale yellow in colour, can be dry to moist, and hairy to woolly; the margin is usually white to translucent. The undersurface, bearing the fertile hymenium, features ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merulius
''Merulius'' is a genus of poroid fungi in the family Meruliaceae. , Index Fungorum accepts two species in ''Merulius'': '' M. debriscola'', and the type Type may refer to: Science and technology Computing * Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc. * Data type, collection of values used for computations. * File type * TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file. * ..., '' M. tremellosus''. References Meruliaceae Taxa named by Elias Magnus Fries Polyporales genera Taxa described in 1821 {{Polyporales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steccherinaceae
The Steccherinaceae are a family of about 200 species of fungi in the order Polyporales. It includes crust-like, toothed, and poroid species that cause a white rot in dead wood. Taxonomy The family was circumscribed by Estonian mycologist Erast Parmasto in 1968. Parmasto's original concept included species that are today classified in the Agaricales, Hymenochaetales, Polyporales, and Russulales. A large-scale molecular study published in 2012 by Otto Miettinen and colleagues redefined the limits of the Steccherinaceae to include most species of the poroid and hydnoid genera '' Antrodiella'', '' Junghuhnia'', and ''Steccherinum'', as well as members of 12 other hydnoid and poroid genera. These genera were traditionally classified in the families Phanerochaetaceae, Polyporaceae, and Meruliaceae. They commented: "we see the need for at least 30 monophyletic, morphologically distinguishable genera. These include no fewer than 15 new genera for both polypores and hydnoid fungi, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Circumscription (taxonomy)
In biological taxonomy, circumscription is the content of a taxon, that is, the delimitation of which subordinate taxa are parts of that taxon. For example, if we determine that species X, Y, and Z belong in genus A, and species T, U, V, and W belong in genus B, those are our circumscriptions of those two genera. Another systematist might determine that T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z all belong in genus A. Agreement on circumscriptions is not governed by the Codes of Zoological or Botanical Nomenclature, and must be reached by scientific consensus. A goal of biological taxonomy is to achieve a stable circumscription for every taxon. This goal conflicts, at times, with the goal of achieving a natural classification that reflects the evolutionary history of divergence of groups of organisms. Balancing these two goals is a work in progress, and the circumscriptions of many taxa that had been regarded as stable for decades are in upheaval in the light of rapid developments in molecu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
