Coniophora
Encyclopedia
Coniophora is a genus
of fungi within the Boletaceae
family. There are 20 species in the genus, which has a widespread distribution. One notable member is the cellar fungus (C. puteana), which causes a rot in wood.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi within the Boletaceae
Boletaceae
Boletaceae are a family of mushrooms, primarily characterized by developing their spores in small pores on the underside of the mushroom, instead of gills, as are found in agarics. Nearly as widely distributed as agarics, they include the Cep or King Bolete , much sought after by mushroom hunters...
family. There are 20 species in the genus, which has a widespread distribution. One notable member is the cellar fungus (C. puteana), which causes a rot in wood.
Species
- C. arida (Fr.) P.Karst.
- C. capnoides Ellis & Everh.
- C. dimitica G. Cunn.
- C. eremophila Lindsey & Gilb.
- C. flava Burt
- C. fuscata Bres. & Torrend
- C. fusispora (Cooke & Ellis) Cooke
- C. hanoiensis Pat.
- C. harperi Burt
- C. ladoi Tellería
- C. lichenoides Massee
- C. marmorata Desm.
- C. matzuzawae Yasuda
- C. media Bourdot & Galzin
- C. merulioides Falck
- C. minor G.Cunn.
- C. mollis Ginns
- C. olivacea (Fr.) P.Karst.
- C. opuntiae Tellería
- C. prasinoides (Bourdot & Galzin) Bourdot & Galzin
- C. puteana (Shum.: Fr.) P.Karst
- C. submembranacea (Berk. & Broome) Cooke