Coriolopsis

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Coriolopsis
Coriolopsis gallica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Polyporaceae
Genus: Coriolopsis
Murrill (1905)
Type species
Coriolopsis occidentalis
(Klotzsch) Murrill (1905)
Synonyms[1]
  • Trametella Pinto-Lopes (1952)[2]

Coriolopsis is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. It was circumscribed by American mycologist William Alphonso Murrill in 1905.[3] The genus is cosmopolitan, with most species in tropical areas.[4] The generic name combines the name Coriolus with the Ancient Greek word ὄψις ("appearance").[5]

Species[edit]

As of June 2017, Index Fungorum accepts 21 species of Coriolopsis:[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Coriolopsis Murrill 1905". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
  2. ^ Pinto-Lopes, J. (1952). "Polyporaceae: Contribuiçao para a sua bio-taxonomia". Separata das Memórias da Sociedade Broteriana (in Spanish). 8: 1–195 (see p. 160).
  3. ^ Murrill, W.A. (1905). "The Polyporaceae of North America: XI. A synopsis of the brown pileate species". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 32 (7): 353–71. doi:10.2307/2478499. JSTOR 2478499.
  4. ^ Ryvarden, L.; Johansen, I. (1980). A Preliminary Polypore Flora of East Africa. Synopsis Fungorum. Oslo, Norway: Fungiflora. p. 282.
  5. ^ Donk, M.A. (1960). "The generic names proposed for Polyporaceae". Persoonia. 1 (2): 173–302.
  6. ^ Kirk, P.M. "Species Fungorum (version 29th May 2017). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  7. ^ Douanla-Meli, C.; Ryvarden, L.; Langer, E. (2007). "Studies of tropical African pore fungi (Basidiomycota, Aphyllophorales): three new species from Cameroon". Nova Hedwigia. 84 (3–4): 409–420. doi:10.1127/0029-5035/2007/0084-0409.

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