Meripilus | |
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Meripilus giganteus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Polyporales |
Family: | Meripilaceae |
Genus: | Meripilus P.Karst. (1882) |
Type species | |
Meripilus giganteus (Pers.) P.Karst. (1882)
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Species | |
M. applanatus | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Meripilus is a fungal genus in the family Meripilaceae.[1] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek words μερίς ("part" or "portion") and πῖλος ("cap").[2]