Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Order Polyporales | Division Basidiomycota Family Polyporaceae | |
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Genus Cerioporus
P.Micheli ex Adans. (1763) Similar Cerioporus squamosus, Cerioporus leptocephalus, Polyporales, Favolus, Polyporus tuberaster | ||
Cerioporus is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The type species is Cerioporus squamosus. Many species in Cerioporus were formerly placed in the genus Polyporus, however phylogenetic analysis shows that Cerioporus is a separate genus.
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Structure of Basidiocarp
The basidiocarps are tough, especially when mature. The form is polyporoid to trametoid. The spores are fusoid.
Hyphae
The hyphae are Dimitic, composed of binding or skeletal hyphae. The skeletal hyphae is inflated and axial.
References
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