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Aurantiporus

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Agaricomycetes

Family
  
Polyporaceae

Division
  
Basidiomycota

Order
  
Polyporales

Rank
  
Genus

Aurantiporus

Similar
  
Aurantiporus fissilis, Spongipellis, Hapalopilus, Cinereomyces, Tyromyces

Aurantiporus is a genus of poroid fungi in the family Polyporaceae. Circumscribed by American mycologist William Alphonso Murrill in 1905, the genus contains five species found mostly in northern temperate regions. Molecular analysis of several Aurantiporus species suggests that the genus is not monophyletic, but some other related polypore species need to be sequenced and studied before appropriate taxonomic changes can be made.

Species

  • Aurantiporus albidus Rajchenb. & Cwielong (1995) – Argentina
  • Aurantiporus alborubescens (Bourdot & Galzin) H.Jahn (1973) – Europe
  • Aurantiporus fissilis (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) H.Jahn ex Ryvarden (1978) – Europe
  • Aurantiporus pilotae (Schwein.) Murrill (1905)
  • Aurantiporus transformatus (Núñez & Ryvarden) Spirin & Zmitr. (2006)
  • References

    Aurantiporus Wikipedia