Fistulina

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Fistulina
Beefsteak fungus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Fistulinaceae
Genus: Fistulina
Bull. (1791)[1]
Type species
Fistulina hepatica
(Schaeffer) With. (1792)
Species

F. africana
F. antarctica
F. brasiliensis
F. guzmanii
F. hepatica
F. pallida
F. spiculifera

Synonyms[2]

Agarico-carnis Paulet (1793)
Buglossus Wahlenb. (1820)
Hypodrys Pers. (1825)

Fistulina is a genus of fungi in the Fistulinaceae family. Species in the genus cause a brown rot of both dead and living hardwood trees.

References

  1. ↑ Bulliard P. (1791). Histoire des champignons de la France (in French) 1. p. 313. 
  2. ↑ "Fistulina Bull. 1791". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-11-26. 

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