Amauroderma
Sign in to saveAmauroderma is a genus of polypore fungi in the family Ganodermataceae. The genus, widespread in tropical areas, contains about 70 species. Amauroderma fungi are wood-decay fungi that feed and fruit on decayed branches and trunks.
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Vinony's link graph records 29 inbound references to Amauroderma, and connects out to fungi, Narcisse Théophile Patouillard and Florida.
It sits within the topics Amauroderma, Polyporales genera and Taxa described in 1905.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderPolyporales
- FamilyPolyporaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 591
- With media
- 57
- Family
- Ganodermataceae
- Collections
- ECOSUR
- Recorded in
- Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ganodermataceae
- Image
- Amauroderma rude 85581.jpg
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- Amauroderma
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Amauroderma
- topic's main category
- Category:Amauroderma
- taxon author citation
- Murrill
- taxon common name
- 假芝属
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Taxonomy
- Description
- Chemistry
- Habitat and distribution
- Species
- References
- Cited literature
- Further reading
Amauroderma is a genus of polypore fungi in the family Ganodermataceae. The genus, widespread in tropical areas, contains about 70 species. Amauroderma fungi are wood-decay fungi that feed and fruit on decayed branches and trunks.
The fruit bodies of Amauroderma fungi comprise a cap and a stipe, and are typically woody, leathery, or corky in texture. The spores produced are usually spherical or nearly so, with a characteristic double wall structure that features U-shaped thickenings.
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