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Echinoporia
Sign in to saveEchinoporia is a genus of polypore, wood-inhabiting fungi comprising three accepted species in the family Schizoporaceae. Hairs on the pileus possessing asexual thick-walled spores, chlamydospores, is a defining trait of the genus. In 1980, Ryvarden established the genus for the type species, Echinoporia hydnophora (Berk. & Broome) Ryvarden (1980). In 1984, Ryvarden added another species. In 2008, Coelho described the third species of the genus.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderHymenochaetales
- FamilySchizoporaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 5
- Family
- Schizoporaceae
- Collections
- UFMS, IPA/SP
- Recorded in
- Brasil
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Echinoporia is a genus of polypore, wood-inhabiting fungi comprising three accepted species in the family Schizoporaceae. Hairs on the pileus possessing asexual thick-walled spores, chlamydospores, is a defining trait of the genus. In 1980, Ryvarden established the genus for the type species, Echinoporia hydnophora (Berk. & Broome) Ryvarden (1980). In 1984, Ryvarden added another species. In 2008, Coelho described the third species of the genus.
The genus name is derived from the ancient Greek word "ἐχῖνος" (ekhînos) for porcupine/sea urchin. "Echino" means "prickly" or "spiny". Fungi in this genus are ivory- white or brown and appear "prickly" as its name suggests.
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