Leptoporus
Genus of fungi
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Leptoporus is a genus of polypore fungi. The type species, Leptoporus mollis (or the soft bracket),[1] is widespread throughout north temperate areas.[2] The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek words λεπτός ("thin") and πόρος ("pore").[3]
| Leptoporus | |
|---|---|
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| Leptoporus mollis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Irpicaceae |
| Genus: | Leptoporus Quél. (1886) |
| Type species | |
| Leptoporus mollis (Pers.) Quél. (1886) | |
Although traditionally classified in the family Polyporaceae,[2] recent molecular phylogenetic analysis supports the placement of Leptoporus in the Irpicaceae.[4][5]
Species
- Leptoporus alutaeformis Pat. (1920)
- Leptoporus apalus (Cooke) Pat. (1900)
- Leptoporus bulgaricus Pilát (1937)
- Leptoporus canaliculatus (Pat.) Pat. (1900)
- Leptoporus coriolus D.A.Reid (1963)
- Leptoporus dalmaticus Pilát (1953)
- Leptoporus lindtneri Pilát (1938)
- Leptoporus micantiformis Pilát (1936)
- Leptoporus mollis (Pers.) Quél. (1886)
- Leptoporus pallidocervinus (Schwein.) Pat. (1903)
- Leptoporus schulzeri (Bourdot & Galzin) Pilát (1938)
- Leptoporus werneri Pilát (1939)
