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Fomes
Sign in to saveFomes is a genus of perennial woody fungi in the family Polyporaceae. Species are typically hoof-shaped (ungulate). New growth each season is added to the margin, resulting in a downward extension of the hymenium. This often results in a zonate appearance of the upper surface, that is, marked by concentric bands of color.
Species
Hoof Fungus
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderPolyporales
- FamilyPolyporaceae
Fomes è un genere di funghi basidiomiceti.
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,130
- With media
- 533
- Family
- Polyporaceae
- Collections
- ECOSUR, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), UFPB, UJAT, LSUM, UFRGS
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Brasil, United States
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Species
- References
Fomes is a genus of perennial woody fungi in the family Polyporaceae. Species are typically hoof-shaped (ungulate). New growth each season is added to the margin, resulting in a downward extension of the hymenium. This often results in a zonate appearance of the upper surface, that is, marked by concentric bands of color.
The name comes from Latin fomes, meaning "tinder", from the use of Fomes fomentarius, also known as the tinder fungus, in making tinder (see amadou).
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