Specimen image via iDigBio · BY-NC-SA
Amaurodon
Sign in to saveAmaurodon is a genus of fungi in the family Thelephoraceae. Most species in the genus have resupinate and corticioid (flattened, crust-like) fruit bodies that grow on rotting wood. The hymenophore may have pores, teeth, or be smooth, and is typically blue to green in color.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderThelephorales
- FamilyThelephoraceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 16
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Thelephoraceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, MEL, UC, UCSC, FLAS, UFSC
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Australia, United States, Chile, Brasil, Venezuela, Madagascar
~2 min read
Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Species
- See also
- References
- External links
Amaurodon is a genus of fungi in the family Thelephoraceae. Most species in the genus have resupinate and corticioid (flattened, crust-like) fruit bodies that grow on rotting wood. The hymenophore may have pores, teeth, or be smooth, and is typically blue to green in color.
==Species== The following is a list of species in this genus and their associated synonyms (=). Amaurodon aeruginascens (Hjortstam & Ryvarden) Kõljalg & K.H.Larss. 1996 – South America = Tomentellago aeruginascens Hjortstam & Ryvarden Amaurodon angulisporus Gardt & Yorou 2011 – West Africa Amaurodon aquicoeruleus Agerer 2001 – Western Australia Amaurodon atrocyaneus (Wakef.) Kõljalg & K.H.Larss. 1996 – United Kingdom; Venezuela = Pseudotomentella atrocyanea (Wakef.) Burds. & M.J. Larsen = Tomentella atrocyanea Wakef. Amaurodon caeruleocaseus Svantesson & T.W. May 2021 – Australia Amaurodon cyaneus (Wakef.) Kõljalg & K.H.Larss. 1996 – United Kingdom = Hypochnus cyaneus Wakef. = Lazulinospora cyanea (Wakef.) Burds. & M.J. Larsen = Pseudotomentella cyanea (Wakef.) Svrček = Tomentella cyanea (Wakef.) Bourdot & Galzin Amaurodon hydnoides Kõljalg & Ryvarden 1997 – Venezuela Amaurodon mustialaensis (P.Karst.) Kõljalg & K.H.Larss. 1996 – Europe = Coniophora mustialaensis (P. Karst.) Massee = Corticium mustialaense (P. Karst.) Fr. = Hypochnopsis mustialaensis (P. Karst.) P. Karst. = Hypochnus mustialaensis P. Karst. [as '' 'mustialaënsis' ] = Lyomyces mustialaensis (P. Karst.) P. Karst. Amaurodon sumatranus Miettinen & Kõljalg 2007 – Indonesia Amaurodon viridis (Alb. & Schwein.) J.Schröt. 1888 – Europe; Australia – type species = Acia viridis (Alb. & Schwein.) P. Karst. = Caldesiella viridis (Alb. & Schwein.) Pat. = Hydnum viride (Alb. & Schwein.) Fr. = Hydnum viride var. psittacinum Pers. = Hydnum viride var. riograndense Rick, in Rambo (Ed.) = Hypochnus chlorinus Massee = Odontia viridis (Alb. & Schwein.) Quél. = Sistotrema viride Alb. & Schwein. = Tomentella chlorina (Massee) G. Cunn. Amaurodon wakefieldiae (Burds. & M.J.Larsen) Kõljalg & K.H.Larss. 1996 – United States = Lazulinospora wakefieldiae Burds. & M.J. Larsen [as 'wakefieldii' ] = Tomentella wakefieldiae'' (Burds. & M.J. Larsen) Stalpers
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Amaurodon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.