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Nigroporus
Sign in to saveNigroporus is a genus of poroid fungi in the family Steccherinaceae. The genus was circumscribed by American mycologist William Alphonso Murrill in 1905. Nigroporus has a pantropical distribution. The genus name combines the Latin word niger ("black") with the Ancient Greek word ("pore").
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderPolyporales
- FamilySteccherinaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 20
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Steccherinaceae
- Collections
- NY, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), UFPE, O, MNHN, GB
- Recorded in
- Cuba, Brasil, Costa Rica, Madagascar, India, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Iran
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Polyporaceae
- Image
- Nigroporus vinosus 264439.jpg
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- Murrill
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Nigroporus is a genus of poroid fungi in the family Steccherinaceae. The genus was circumscribed by American mycologist William Alphonso Murrill in 1905. Nigroporus has a pantropical distribution. The genus name combines the Latin word niger ("black") with the Ancient Greek word ("pore").
==Description== The fruit bodies of Nigroporus fungi are annual to perennial. Their form ranges from pileate (with a cap) to crust-like. When a cap is present, it is scrupose (rough with very small hard points) to smooth, and sometimes with concentric zones. The colour is greyish-blue, vinaceous-brown to pink or violet. The pore surface has the same colours as the cap; pores are usually small and round to angular. The context is vinaceous brown to pink and purplish.
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