''Inocutis'' is a
genus
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of nine species of
polypore
Polypores are a group of fungi that form large fruiting bodies with pores or tubes on the underside (see Delimitation for exceptions). They are a morphological group of basidiomycetes-like gilled mushrooms and hydnoid fungi, and not all polyp ...
fungi in the family
Hymenochaetaceae
The ''Hymenochaetaceae'' are a family of fungi in the order Hymenochaetales. The family contains several species that are implicated in many diseases of broad-leaved and coniferous trees, causing heart rot, canker and root diseases, and also es ...
.
Taxonomy
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every po ...
by Jean-Louis Fiasson and Tuomo Niemeläin 1984 as a segregate genus from ''
Inonotus''. They originally included three European species formerly placed in ''Inonotus''
section
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''Phymatopilus'',
a grouping of species conceived by
Marinus Anton Donk
Marinus Anton Donk (14 August 1908 – 2 September 1972) was a Dutch mycologist. He specialized in the taxonomy and nomenclature of mushrooms. Rolf Singer wrote in his obituary that he was "one of the most outstanding figures of contemporary mycol ...
in 1974.
Molecular
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data later supported the genus concept.
''Inocutis'' is phylogenetically close to ''
Fomitiporella''.
Description
''Inocutis'' species produce
annual
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fruit bodies. They are characterized by the absence of
seta
In biology, setae (singular seta ; from the Latin word for "bristle") are any of a number of different bristle- or hair-like structures on living organisms.
Animal setae
Protostomes
Annelid setae are stiff bristles present on the body. T ...
e, the presence of a rudimentary granular core, and the presence of sclerified
hypha
A hypha (; ) is a long, branching, filamentous structure of a fungus, oomycete, or actinobacterium. In most fungi, hyphae are the main mode of vegetative growth, and are collectively called a mycelium.
Structure
A hypha consists of one o ...
e in the granular core. They have yellowish to brownish
spores
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that are
ellipsoid
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An ellipsoid is a quadric surface; that is, a surface that may be defined as the ...
in shape, and non-
dextrinoid. The hyphal system is monomitic, consisting of only generative hyphae. They all grow on deciduous substrates.
Species

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Inocutis dryophila
''Inocutis'' is a genus of nine species of polypore fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Louis Fiasson and Tuomo Niemeläin 1984 as a segregate genus from '' Inonotus''. They originally included thr ...
'' (Berk.) Fiasson & Niemelä 1984
*''
Inocutis jamaicensis
''Inocutis'' is a genus of nine species of polypore fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Louis Fiasson and Tuomo Niemeläin 1984 as a segregate genus from '' Inonotus''. They originally included thr ...
'' (Murrill) A.M.Gottlieb, J.E.Wright & Moncalvo 2002 – North America; South America
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Inocutis levis
''Inocutis'' is a genus of nine species of polypore fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Louis Fiasson and Tuomo Niemeläin 1984 as a segregate genus from '' Inonotus''. They originally included thr ...
'' (P.Karst.) Y.C.Dai 2000 – China
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Inocutis ludoviciana
''Inocutis'' is a genus of nine species of polypore fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Louis Fiasson and Tuomo Niemeläin 1984 as a segregate genus from '' Inonotus''. They originally included thr ...
'' (Pat.) T.Wagner & M.Fisch. 2002
*''
Inocutis porrecta
''Inocutis'' is a genus of nine species of polypore fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Louis Fiasson and Tuomo Niemeläin 1984 as a segregate genus from '' Inonotus''. They originally included thr ...
'' (Murrill) Baltazar 2010
*''
Inocutis rheades
''Inocutis'' is a genus of nine species of polypore fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Louis Fiasson and Tuomo Niemeläin 1984 as a segregate genus from '' Inonotus''. They originally included thr ...
'' (Pers.) Fiasson & Niemelä 1984 – Europe;
Middle East
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Inocutis subdryophila
''Inocutis'' is a genus of nine species of polypore fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Louis Fiasson and Tuomo Niemeläin 1984 as a segregate genus from '' Inonotus''. They originally included thr ...
'' Y.C.Dai & H.S.Yuan 2005 – China
*''
Inocutis tamaricis
''Inocutis'' is a genus of nine species of polypore fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Louis Fiasson and Tuomo Niemeläin 1984 as a segregate genus from '' Inonotus''. They originally included thr ...
'' (Pat.) Fiasson & Niemelä 1984
– Africa; Asia; Europe; Middle East
*''
Inocutis texana
''Inocutis'' is a genus of nine species of polypore fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae.
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Louis Fiasson and Tuomo Niemeläin 1984 as a segregate genus from '' Inonotus''. They originally included thr ...
'' (Murrill) S.Martínez 2006 – North America; South America
References
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Hymenochaetaceae
Agaricomycetes genera