| Meripilus | |
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| Meripilus giganteus | |
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| Genus: | Meripilus P.Karst. (1882) |
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| Meripilus giganteus (Pers.) P.Karst. (1882) | |
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Meripilus is a fungal genus in the family Meripilaceae.[1] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek words μερίς ("part" or "portion") and πῖλος ("cap").[2]
Species
- Meripilus applanatus Corner (1984)[3] – South Solomons
- Meripilus giganteus (Pers.) P.Karst. (1882) – Europe
- Meripilus maculatus Corner (1984)[3] – Sumatra
- Meripilus sumstinei (Murrill) M.J.Larsen & Lombard (1988)[4] – North America
- Meripilus tropicalis Guzmán & Pérez-Silva (1975)[5] – Mexico
- Meripilus villosulus Corner (1984)[3]– Peninsular Malaysia
References
- 1 2 "Meripilus P. Karst. 1882". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
- ↑ Donk, M.A. (1960). "The generic names proposed for Polyporaceae". Persoonia. 1 (2): 173–302.
- 1 2 3 Corner, E.J.H. (1984). Ad Polyporaceas II & III. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia. Vol. 78. Lubrecht & Cramer. pp. 187, 202–203.
- ↑ Larsen, M.J.; Lombard, F.F. (1988). "The status of Meripilus giganteus (Aphyllophorales, Polyporaceae) in North America" (PDF). Mycologia. 80 (5): 612–621. doi:10.2307/3807709. JSTOR 3807709.
- ↑ Guzmán, G.; Pérez-Silva, E. (1975). "Una nueva especie de Meripilus, hongo gigante destructor de la madera en la selva tropical de Mexico". Boletín de la Sociedad Mexicana de Micologia (in Spanish). 9: 53–59.
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