''Leptoporus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
polypore
Polypores, also called bracket or shelf fungi, are a morphological group of basidiomycete-like gilled mushrooms and hydnoid fungi that form large fruiting bodies called conks, which are typically woody, circular, shelf- or bracket-shaped, ...
fungi. The
type species
In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...
, ''Leptoporus mollis'' (or the soft bracket),
is widespread throughout north
temperate
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areas.
The generic name is derived from the
Ancient Greek
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words ("thin") and ("pore").
Although traditionally classified 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 ...
,
recent
molecular phylogenetic
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
analysis supports the placement of ''Leptoporus '' in the
Irpicaceae
The Irpicaceae are a family of mostly polypores and crust fungi in the order Polyporales.
Taxonomy
The family was circumscribed in 2003 by mycologists Viacheslav Spirin and Ivan Zmitrovich. The type genus is '' Irpex''. Later multi-gene phylogen ...
.
Species
*''
Leptoporus alutaeformis''
Pat. (1920)
*''
Leptoporus apalus''
(Cooke) Pat. (1900)
*''
Leptoporus bulgaricus''
Pilát (1937)
*''
Leptoporus canaliculatus''
(Pat.) Pat. (1900)
*''
Leptoporus coriolus''
D.A.Reid (1963)
*''
Leptoporus dalmaticus''
Pilát (1953)
*''
Leptoporus lindtneri''
Pilát (1938)
*''
Leptoporus micantiformis''
Pilát (1936)
*''Leptoporus mollis''
(Pers.) Quél. (1886)
*''
Leptoporus pallidocervinus''
(Schwein.) Pat. (1903)
*''
Leptoporus schulzeri''
(Bourdot & Galzin) Pilát (1938)
*''
Leptoporus werneri''
Pilát (1939)
References
Polyporales genera
Irpicaceae
Taxa described in 1886
Fungus species
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