Coniophora

Coniophora is a genus of fungi within the order Boletales. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are corticioid (patch-forming). There are 20 species in the genus, which has a widespread distribution. One notable member is the cellar fungus (C. puteana), which causes wet rot in wood. Molecular analysis has revealed that there are cryptic species in the fungal lineages Coniophora olivacea, C. arida, and C. puteana.

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 360
With media: 221
Family: Coniophoraceae
Collections: NY, NCU, MICH, CINC, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), LSUM
Recorded in: Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Brasil, Australia, India

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Coniophoraceae
Image: Coniophora puteana - Lindsey.jpg

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taxon name: Coniophora
taxon rank: genus
Commons category: Coniophora
topic's main category: Category:Coniophora
taxon author citation: DC.

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==Species== C. arida (Fr.) P.Karst. C. capnoides Ellis & Everh. C. dimitica G. Cunn. C. elegans Höhn. C. eremophila Lindsey & Gilb. C. flava Burt C. fuscata Bres. & Torrend C. fusispora (Cooke & Ellis) Cooke C. hanoiensis Pat. C. harperi Burt C. ladoi Tellería C. lichenoides Massee C. marmorata Desm. C. matzuzawae Yasuda C. media Bourdot & Galzin C. merulioides Falck C. minor G.Cunn. C. mollis Ginns C. olivacea (Fr.) P.Karst. C. opuntiae Tellería C. prasinoides (Bourdot & Galzin) Bourdot & Galzin C. puteana (Shum.: Fr.) P.Karst C. submembranacea (Berk. & Broome) Cooke

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