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Nia (fungus)

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Agaricomycetes

Family
  
Niaceae

Division
  
Basidiomycota

Order
  
Agaricales

Rank
  
Genus

Nia is a genus of fungi in the family Niaceae. The genus contains three species adapted to a marine environment. All are wood-rotting fungi, producing small, gasteroid basidiocarps (fruit bodies) on driftwood, submerged timber, mangrove wood, and similar substrates. The type species, Nia vibrissa, is widespread in temperate and tropical seas.

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Nia (fungus) Wikipedia