Fomes

This article is about the fungus. For the inanimate disease vector, see Fomite.

Fomes
Fomes fomentarius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Polyporaceae
Genus: Fomes
(Fr.) Fr. (1849)
Type species
Fomes fomentarius
(L.) Fr. (1849)

Fomes is a genus of perennial woody fungi in the family Polyporaceae. Species are typically hoof-shaped (ungulate). New growth each season is added to the margin, resulting in a downward extension of the hymenium.[1] This often results in a zonate appearance of the upper surface, that is, marked by concentric bands of color.

The name comes from Latin fomes, meaning "tinder",[2] from the use of Fomes fomentarius, also known as the tinder fungus, in making tinder (see amadou).[citation needed]

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