Loweporus
Sign in to saveLoweporus is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Argentinian mycologist Jorge Eduardo Wright in 1976. The genus is named in honour of American mycologist and polypore specialist Josiah Lincoln Lowe.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderPolyporales
- FamilyPolyporaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- Family
- Polyporaceae
- Collections
- F, UPS
- Recorded in
- Costa Rica, Tanzania, New Zealand
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Polyporaceae
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- taxon author citation
- J.E.Wright
- taxon name
- Loweporus
- taxon rank
- genus
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Loweporus is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Argentinian mycologist Jorge Eduardo Wright in 1976. The genus is named in honour of American mycologist and polypore specialist Josiah Lincoln Lowe.
==Species== Loweporus castaneus Corner (1989) Loweporus corticicola Corner (1989) Loweporus lividus (Kalchbr.) J.E.Wright (1976) Loweporus mollis Corner (1989) Loweporus ochraceicinctus Corner (1989) Loweporus pileoliferus Corner (1989) Loweporus rufescens Corner (1989) Loweporus tephroporus (Mont.) Ryvarden (1980)
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