''Scopuloides'' 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 five species of

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 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 E ...

Taxonomy

''Scopuloides'' was first proposed by

George Edward Massee George Edward Massee (20 December 1845 – 16 February 1917) was an English mycologist, plant pathologist, and botanist. Background and education George Massee was born in Scampston, East Riding of Yorkshire, the son of a farmer. He was educ ...

in 1890 as a

subgenus In biology, a subgenus ( subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus. In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the ge ...

of ''

Peniophora ''Peniophora'' is a genus of fungus, fungi which are plant pathogens. Members of the genus belong to the class Agaricomycetes, order Russulales, and family Peniophoraceae. The genus is widespread, and contains 62 species. The species of ''Penioph ...

'', then raised to generic status by Franz von Höhnel and Viktor Litschauer in their 1908 work on Austrian crust fungi. Kurt Hjorstam and

Leif Ryvarden Leif Randulff Ryvarden (born 9 August 1935) is a Norwegian mycologist. Early life and education Leif Ryvarden was born in Bergen as a son of Einar Norberg Johansen (1900–1959) and Hjørdis Randulff (1912–1975). He finished his secondary ed ...

suggested that the genus was not published validly, but it was accepted as valid by other authorities.

Species

*'' Scopuloides hydnoides'' (Cooke & Massee) Hjortstam & Ryvarden (1979) *'' Scopuloides leprosa'' (Bourdot & Galzin) Boidin, Lanq. & Gilles (1993) *'' Scopuloides magnicystidiata'' Gilb. & Nakasone (2003) – Hawaii *'' Scopuloides rimosa'' (Cooke) Jülich (1982) *''

Scopuloides subgelatinosa ''Scopuloides'' is a genus of five species of crust fungi in the family Meruliaceae. Taxonomy ''Scopuloides'' was first proposed by George Edward Massee in 1890 as a subgenus of ''Peniophora'', then raised to generic status by Franz von Höhne ...

'' Nakasone (2003) – Vietnam

References

Meruliaceae Polyporales genera Taxa described in 1890 {{Polyporales-stub