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.
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
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Ganodermataceae
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- Amauroderma
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- Amauroderma
- topic's main category
- Category:Amauroderma
- taxon author citation
- Murrill
- taxon common name
- 假芝属
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- Species
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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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