Amauroderma

Amauroderma
Amauroderma rude
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Ganodermataceae
Genus: Amauroderma
Murrill (1905)[1]
Type species
Amauroderma regulicolor
(Berk. ex Cooke) Murrill (1905)
Synonyms[2]
  • Amauroderma (Pat.) Torrend (1920)
  • Ganoderma sect. Amauroderma Pat. (1889)
  • Lazulinospora Burds. & M.J.Larsen (1974)
  • Magoderna Steyaert (1972)
  • Whitfordia Murrill (1908)

Amauroderma is a genus of fungi in the family Ganodermataceae. The genus, widespread in tropical areas, contains about 30 species.[3]

Etymology

Amauroderma means "dark/dusky-skinned" (from amauro, meaning "dark or dusky", and derma, meaning "skin").[4]

Species

References

  1. Murrill WA. (1905). "The Polyporaceae of North America: XI. A synopsis of the brown pileate species". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 32 (7): 353–71. JSTOR 2478499.
  2. "Synonymy: Amauroderma Murrill". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
  3. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  4. Sapphire McMullan-Fisher; Patrick Leonard; Frances Guard (24 April 2014). "Polypores". Australian Subtropical Fungi. Suncoast Fungi. p. 92. ISBN 9780646915524.


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