Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Family Fomitopsidaceae | Division Basidiomycota Order Polyporales Rank Genus | |
Similar Auriporia, Dacryobolus, Ryvardenia, Anomoloma, Anomoporia | ||
Gilbertsonia is a fungal genus in the family Fomitopsidaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single brown rot species Gilbertsonia angulipora, found in the United States. Gilbertsonia is characterized by a dimitic hyphal system with clamped generative and well-developed binding hyphae. The generic name honors mycologist Robert Lee Gilbertson.
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