''Phlebia'' 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 mostly
crust fungi
The corticioid fungi are a group of fungi in the Basidiomycota typically having effused, smooth basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are formed on the undersides of dead tree trunks or branches. They are sometimes colloquially called crust fungi or pa ...
in the family
Meruliaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution.
''Phlebia'' species cause
white rot
A wood-decay or xylophagous fungus is any species of fungus that digests moist wood, causing it to rot. Some species of wood-decay fungi attack dead wood, such as ''Serpula lacrymans'', and some, such as '' Armillaria'' (honey fungus), are par ...
.
Taxonomy
''Phlebia'' was
circumscribed by Swedish mycologist
Elias Fries
Elias Magnus Fries (15 August 1794 – 8 February 1878) was a Swedish mycologist and botanist. He is sometimes called the "Linnaeus of Mycology". In his works he described and assigned botanical names to hundreds of fungus and lichen sp ...
in his 1821 work ''Systema Mycologicum''. He included four species: ''P. merismoides'', ''P. radiata'', ''P. contorta'', and ''P. vaga''.
Several
molecular
A molecule is a group of two or more atoms that are held together by attractive forces known as chemical bonds; depending on context, the term may or may not include ions that satisfy this criterion. In quantum physics, organic chemistry, ...
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 often included in the genera ''
Mycoacia'' if they are monomitic, and ''
Mycoaciella'' if they are dimitic or trimitic.
Species
,
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 ...
accepts 89 species of ''Phlebia'':
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P. anthocystis''
Gilb. & Nakasone (1998) – Hawaii
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P. acerina''
Peck (1889)
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P. alni''
Velen. (1922)
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P. amylostratosa''
Svrček (1973)
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P. ardesiaca''
Parmasto (1967)
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P. argentea''
Parmasto (1967)
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P. argentina''
(Speg.) Rajchenb. & J.E.Wright (1987)
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P. argentinensis''
W.B.Cooke (1956)
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P. brevibasidia''
G.Kaur, Avn.P. Singh & Dhingra (2017) –
Punjab
Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...
, India
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P. brevispora''
Nakasone (1981)
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P. brunneofusca''
(Hjortstam & Ryvarden) Nakasone & Gilb. (1998)
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P. canadensis''
W.B.Cooke (1956)
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P. capitata''
Bernicchia & Gorjón (2010)
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P. caspica''
Hallenb. (1980)
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P. castanea''
Lloyd (1922)
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P. celtidis''
W.B.Cooke (1956)
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P. centrifuga''
P.Karst. (1881)
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P. cinnamomea''
Rick (1960)
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P. citrea''
(Pat.) Nakasone (2003)
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P. coccineofulva''
Schwein. (1832)
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P. columellifera''
(G.Cunn.) Duhem (2009)
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P. crassisubiculata''
Avn.P. Singh, Priyanka, Dhingra & Singla (2010) –
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...
, India
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P. cristata''
Velen. (1922)
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P. cystidiata''
H.S.Jacks. ex W.B.Cooke (1956)
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P. diaphana''
Parmasto ex K.H.Larss. & Hjortstam (1986)
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P. dictyophoroides''
Sang H.Lin & Z.C.Chen (1990)
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P. diffissa''
J.Erikss. & Hjortstam (1981)
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P. donkii''
Bourdot (1930)
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P. epithelioides''
P.Roberts (2000) –
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...
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P. faviformis''
W.B.Cooke (1958)
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P. femsjoeensis''
(Litsch. & S.Lundell) J.Erikss. & Hjortstam (1981)
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P. firma''
J.Erikss. & Hjortstam (1981)
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P. flavocrocea''
(Bres.) Donk (1957)
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P. floridensis''
Nakasone & Burds. (1995) – United States
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P. formosana''
Sheng H.Wu (1990) – Taiwan
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P. fragilis''
(G.Cunn.) Gorjón & Gresl. (2012)
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P. gilbertsonii''
Nakasone (1997)
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P. griseoflavescens''
(Litsch.) J.Erikss. & Hjortstam (1981) – Europe
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P. griseolivens''
(Bourdot & Galzin) Parmasto (1967)
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P. hydnoidea''
Schwein. (1832)
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P. icterina''
P.Roberts (2000) – Cameroon
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P. introversa''
(Rehill & B.K.Bakshi) Hjortstam (1995)
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P. jurassica''
Duhem & M.Duenas (2013) – Europe
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P. lacteola''
(Bourdot) M.P.Christ. (1960) – Great Britain
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P. leptospermi''
(G.Cunn.) Stalpers (1985) – Western Australia
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P. lilascens''
(Bourdot) J.Erikss. & Hjortstam (1981) – Europe
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P. livida''
(Pers.) Bres. (1897) – Africa; Europe; North America
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P. lividina''
Hjortstam (1995) –
South Carolina
South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...
, USA
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P. ludoviciana''
(Burt) Nakasone & Burds. (1982)
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P. margaritae''
Duhem & H.Michel (2007)
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P. merulioides''
Lloyd (1915)
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P. moelleriana''
Henn. (1897)
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P. murrillii''
W.B.Cooke (1956)
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P. nantahaliensis''
Nakasone & Burds. (1995)
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P. nitidula''
(P.Karst.) Ryvarden (1971)
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P. pallidolivens''
(Bourdot & Galzin) Parmasto (1967)
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P. parva''
Ghob.-Nejh. (2012)
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P. patriciae''
Gilb. & Hemmes (2004) – Hawaii
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P. pellucida''
Hjortstam & Ryvarden (1988) – China
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P. phlebioides''
(H.S.Jacks. & Dearden) Donk (1957)
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P. plumbea''
Parmasto (1967)
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P. pulcherrima''
Parmasto (1967)
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P. pyrenaica''
Duhem (2009)
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P. radiata''
Fr. (1821)
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P. rhodana''
Duhem & B.Rivoire (2014)
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P. rufa''
(Pers.) M.P.Christ. (1960) – Europe; Jamaica
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P. ryvardenii''
Hallenb. & Hjortstam (1988)
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P. scarlatina J.A. Cooper (2023)''
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P. sedimenticola''
(S.Ahmad) S.Ahmad (1972)
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P. segregata''
(Bourdot & Galzin) Parmasto (1967) – Europe
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P. separata''
(H.S.Jacks. & Dearden) Parmasto (1967)
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P. serialis''
(Fr.) Donk (1957) – Sweden
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P. sordida''
Rick (1938) – South America
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P. subceracea''
(Wakef.) Nakasone (2003) – Australia
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P. subconspersa''
(Rick) Baltazar & Rajchenb. (2016)
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P. subfascicularis''
(Wakef.) Nakasone & Gilb. (1998) – Australia
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P. sublilascens''
(Litsch.) Parmasto (1967)
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P. sublivida''
Parmasto (1967)
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P. subochracea''
(Alb. & Schwein.) J.Erikss. & Ryvarden (1976) – Europe
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P. subserialis''
(Bourdot & Galzin) Donk (1957) – Europe
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P. subulata''
J.Erikss. & Hjortstam (1981)
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P. totara''
(G.Cunn.) Stalpers & P.K.Buchanan (1991)
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P. tremellosa''
(Schrad.) Nakasone & Burds. (1984)
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P. tuberculata''
(Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Ţura, Zmitr., Wasser & Spirin (2011)
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P. unica''
(H.S.Jacks. & Dearden) Ginns (1984)
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P. verruculosa''
Hjortstam & Ryvarden (1980)
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P. vinosa''
(Overh.) Burds. (1990)
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P. viridesalebrosa''
J.Erikss. & Hjortstam (1981) – Europe
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P. weldeniana''
Nakasone & Burds. (1995)
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P. wrightii''
(Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Duhem (2010)
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2712219
Meruliaceae
Polyporales genera
Taxa described in 1821
Taxa named by Elias Magnus Fries