Fomitopsidaceae
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The Fomitopsidaceae are a family of fungi in the order Polyporales. Most species are parasitic on woody plants, and tend to cause brown rots. The name comes from Fomitopsis (meaning "looking like Fomes") + -aceae (a suffix used to form taxonomic family names).
Species
bracket polypores
FAMILY
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderPolyporales
- FamilyFomitopsidaceae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded618,304
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 43
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Fomitopsidaceae
- Collections
- MEL, INMA, CORT, GB, CIC, WTU
- Recorded in
- Australia, Brasil, United States, Sweden
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The Fomitopsidaceae are a family of fungi in the order Polyporales. Most species are parasitic on woody plants, and tend to cause brown rots. The name comes from Fomitopsis (meaning "looking like Fomes") + -aceae (a suffix used to form taxonomic family names).
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