Gloeoporus
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| Gloeoporus | |
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| Gloeoporus dichrous | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Irpicaceae |
| Genus: | Gloeoporus Mont. (1842) |
| Type species | |
| Gloeoporus conchoides Mont. (1842) | |
Gloeoporus is a genus of crust fungi in the family Irpicaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution.[1]
Gloeoporus was created by French mycologist Camille Montagne in 1842 to contain the subtropical species Gloeoporus conchoides.[2] The fungus is now known as Gloeoporus thelephoroides. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek words γλοιός ("sticky") and πόρος ("pore").[3]
Although traditionally classified in the family Meruliaceae,[1] molecular phylogenetic analysis supports the placement of Gloeoporus in the Irpicaceae.[4][5] A recent (2018) revision of the taxonomic status and generic limits of Gloeoporus using molecular phylogenetics revealed a polyphyletic genus, and the subsequent transfer of some species to Meruliopsis.[6]
