Amauroderma

Amauroderma
Amauroderma rude
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Ganodermataceae
Genus: Amauroderma
Murrill (1905)[1]
Type species
Amauroderma regulicolor
(Berk. ex Cooke) Murrill (1905)
Species

about 70 species

Synonyms[2]
  • Amauroderma (Pat.) Torrend (1920)[3]
  • Ganoderma sect. Amauroderma Pat. (1889)
  • Lazulinospora Burds. & M.J.Larsen (1974)
  • Magoderna Steyaert (1972)[4]
  • Whitfordia Murrill (1908)

Amauroderma is a genus of polypore fungi in the family Ganodermataceae. The genus, widespread in tropical areas, contains about 70 species. Amauroderma fungi are wood-decay fungi that feed and fruit on decayed branches and trunks.

The fruit bodies of Amauroderma fungi comprise a cap and a stipe, and are typically woody, leathery, or corky in texture. The spores produced are usually spherical or nearly so, with a characteristic double wall structure that features U-shaped thickenings.

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