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Cerrena

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Cerrena is a genus of poroid fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Samuel Frederick Gray in 1821. Gray's type species, Cerrena cinerea, is now known as C. unicolor.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomFungi
  2. PhylumBasidiomycota
  3. ClassAgaricomycetes
  4. OrderPolyporales
  5. FamilyCerrenaceae
Observations recorded40,743

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
12
With media
2
Family
Polyporaceae
Collections
FLAS, F, UFPE, UFRGS, IPA/SP, UFAC
Recorded in
Dominican Republic, United States, Brasil, Netherlands, Brazil

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Image
Cerrena unicolor - Lindsey 6a.jpg
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Category:Cerrena
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Cerrena
taxon name
Cerrena
taxon author citation
Gray
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Species
  • References

Cerrena is a genus of poroid fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Samuel Frederick Gray in 1821. Gray's type species, Cerrena cinerea, is now known as C. unicolor.

==Species== , Index Fungorum accepts seven species of Cerrena: Cerrena albocinnamomea (Y.C.Dai & Niemelä) H.S.Yuan (2013) – China Cerrena aurantiopora J.S.Lee & Y.W.Lim (2010) – Korea Cerrena cystidiata Rajchenb. & De Meijer (1990) – Brazil Cerrena drummondii (Klotzsch) Zmitr. (2001) Cerrena sclerodepsis (Berk.) Ryvarden (1976) Cerrena unicolor (Bull.) Murrill (1903) – widespread Cerrena zonata (Berk.) H.S.Yuan (2013)

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