''Cerrena'' is a

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of poroid fungi in the family

Polyporaceae The Polyporaceae () are a family (biology), family of polypore, poroid fungi belonging to the Basidiomycota. The trama (mycology), flesh of their basidiocarp, fruit bodies varies from soft (as in the case of the dryad's saddle illustrated) to v ...

. The genus was

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Samuel Frederick Gray Samuel Frederick Gray (10 December 1766 – 12 April 1828) was a British botanist, mycologist, and pharmacologist. He was the father of the zoologists John Edward Gray and George Robert Gray. Background He was the son of Samuel Gray, a London Se ...

in 1821. Gray's

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, ''Cerrena cinerea'', is now known as '' C. unicolor''.

Species

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accepts seven species of ''Cerrena'': *''

Cerrena albocinnamomea ''Cerrena'' is a genus of polypore, poroid fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Samuel Frederick Gray in 1821. Gray's type species, ''Cerrena cinerea'', is now known as ''Cerrena unicolor, ...

'' (Y.C.Dai & Niemelä) H.S.Yuan (2013) – China *''

Cerrena aurantiopora ''Cerrena'' is a genus of poroid fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Samuel Frederick Gray in 1821. Gray's type species, ''Cerrena cinerea'', is now known as '' C. unicolor''. Species , Index Fungorum accepts ...

'' J.S.Lee & Y.W.Lim (2010) – Korea *''

Cerrena cystidiata ''Cerrena cystidiata'' is a species of polypore in the genus ''Cerrena ''Cerrena'' is a genus of polypore, poroid fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Samuel Frederick Gray in 1821. Gray ...

'' Rajchenb. & De Meijer (1990) – Brazil *''

Cerrena drummondii ''Cerrena'' is a genus of poroid fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Samuel Frederick Gray in 1821. Gray's type species, ''Cerrena cinerea'', is now known as '' C. unicolor''. Species , Index Fungorum accepts ...

'' (Klotzsch) Zmitr. (2001) *''

Cerrena sclerodepsis ''Cerrena'' is a genus of poroid fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Samuel Frederick Gray in 1821. Gray's type species, ''Cerrena cinerea'', is now known as '' C. unicolor''. Species , Index Fungorum accepts ...

'' (Berk.) Ryvarden (1976) *''

Cerrena unicolor ''Cerrena unicolor'', commonly known as the mossy maze polypore, is a species of poroid fungus in the genus ''Cerrena''. The saprobic fungus causes white rot. Taxonomy The fungus was originally described by French botanist Jean Bulliard in ...

'' (Bull.) Murrill (1903) – widespread *''

Cerrena zonata ''Cerrena zonata'' is a species of poroid fungus in the genus ''Cerrena'' (Family: Polyporaceae). Taxonomy The fungus was first described scientifically by Miles Joseph Berkeley in 1854 as ''Irpex zonatus''. In 1992, Leif Ryvarden moved it to ' ...

'' (Berk.) H.S.Yuan (2013)

References

Polyporaceae Polyporales genera Taxa described in 1821 Taxa named by Samuel Frederick Gray {{Polyporales-stub