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Coniophora

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Coniophora
Coniophora puteana
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Coniophora

DC. (1815)
Type species
Coniophora membranacea
DC. (1815)
Synonyms

Aldridgea Massee (1892)[1]
Coniophorella P. Karst. (1889)

Coniophora is a genus of fungi within the order Boletales. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are corticioid (patch-forming). There are 20 species[2] in the genus, which has a widespread distribution. One notable member is the cellar fungus (C. puteana), which causes wet rot in wood.[3] Molecular analysis has revealed that there are cryptic species in the fungal lineages Coniophora olivacea, C. arida, and C. puteana.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Roberts P (1997). "Aldridgea (Fungi: Boletales): A synonym of Coniophora". Kew Bulletin. 52 (2): 505–506. Bibcode:1997KewBu..52..505R. doi:10.2307/4110403. JSTOR 4110403.
  2. ^ Ginns, J. (1982). "A Monograph of the genus Coniophora (Aphyllophorales, Basidiomycetes)". Opera Botanica. 61: 1–61.
  3. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  4. ^ Skrede I, Carlsen T, Stensrud Ø, Kauserud H (2012). "Genome wide AFLP markers support cryptic species in Coniophora (Boletales)". Fungal Biology. 116 (7): 778–84. Bibcode:2012FunB..116..778S. doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2012.04.009. PMID 22749164.
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