Byssomerulius
Genus of fungi
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Byssomerulius is a widely distributed genus of crust fungi.
| Byssomerulius | |
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| Byssomerulius corium from Sweden | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Irpicaceae |
| Genus: | Byssomerulius Parmasto (1967) |
| Type species | |
| Byssomerulius corium (Pers.) Parmasto (1967) | |
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Taxonomy
Byssomerulius was circumscribed by Estonian mycologist Erast Parmasto in 1967.[2] Although traditionally classified in the family Phanerochaetaceae,[3] recent molecular phylogenetic analysis supports the placement of Byssomerulius in the Irpicaceae.[4][5]
Species
- Byssomerulius albostramineus (Torrend) Hjortstam (1987) – United States
- Byssomerulius armeniacus Parmasto (1967)
- Byssomerulius auratus (Bourdot & Galzin) Tura, Zmitr., Wasser & Spirin (2011)
- Byssomerulius corium (Pers.) Parmasto (1967) – widespread
- Byssomerulius flavidoalbus (Corner) Hjortstam (1995)
- Byssomerulius hirtellus (Burt) Parmasto (1967) – Europe
- Byssomerulius incarnatus (Schwein.) Gilb. (1974) – Bolivia
- Byssomerulius pavonius (Sw.) Zmitr. & Malysheva (2006) – Brazil
- Byssomerulius pirottae (Bres.) Hjortstam (1987)[6]
- Byssomerulius psittacinus P.K. Buchanan, Ryvarden & Izawa (2000)[7] – New Zealand
- Byssomerulius rubicundus (Litsch.) Parmasto (1967) – Austria; Finland
- Byssomerulius salicinus Parmasto (1968)[8]
