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Phaeolus
Sign in to savePhaeolus is a genus of polypore fungi in the family Fomitopsidaceae. The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek word meaning "dark" or "obscure".
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderPolyporales
- FamilyLaetiporaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 28
- With media
- 11
- Family
- Laetiporaceae
- Collections
- OSC, NY, DUKE, IPA/SP, UFRGS, TENN-F
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Brasil, Costa Rica, Australia, India, Madagascar, France
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Phaeolus is a genus of polypore fungi in the family Fomitopsidaceae. The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek word meaning "dark" or "obscure".
==Species== Phaeolus amazonicus De Jesus & Ryvarden (2010) – Brazil Phaeolus manihotis R.Heim (1931) – Tanzania Phaeolus rigidus (Lév.) Pat. (1915) Phaeolus schweinitzii (Fr.) Pat. (1900) – Europe, Asia, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa Phaeolus subbulbipes (Henn.) O.Fidalgo & M.Fidalgo (1957) Phaeolus tabulaeformis (Berk.) Pat. (1900)
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