Pyrofomes
Genus of fungi
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Pyrofomes is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Czech mycologists František Kotlaba and Zdenek Pouzar in 1964.[1] The type species, Pyrofomes demidoffii, was once considered a widespread species with a distribution that included East Africa, Middle Asia, Europe, and North America. DNA evidence demonstrated that North American collections represented a lineage that was different than European collections. The North American sibling was reinstated as P. juniperinus in 2017.[2]
| Pyrofomes | |
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| Pyrofomes demidoffii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Polyporaceae |
| Genus: | Pyrofomes Kotl. & Pouzar (1964) |
| Type species | |
| Pyrofomes demidoffii (Lév.) Kotl. & Pouzar (1964) | |
| Species | |
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P. albomarginatus | |
Ecology
Pyrofomes, a type of brown rot fungi, plays a crucial role in forest ecosystems by decomposing persistent lignin, releasing trapped nutrients to fuel new plant growth.[3] Without the activity of lignin decomposers like Pyrofomes, an essential aspect of the nutrient cycle would be hindered, potentially reducing ecosystem productivity.[4]
Species
The following species are assigned to Pyrofomes:[5][6][2]
- Pyrofomes albomarginatus (Zipp. ex Lév.) Ryvarden (1972)
- Pyrofomes castanopsidis B.K.Cui & Y.C.Dai (2011)
- Pyrofomes demidoffii (Lév.) Kotl. & Pouzar (1964)
- Pyrofomes fulvoumbrinus (Bres.) A.David & Rajchenb. (1985)
- Pyrofomes juniperinus (H.Schrenk) Vlasák & Spirin (2017)
- Pyrofomes lateritius (Cooke) Ryvarden (1972)
- Pyrofomes perlevis (Lloyd) Ryvarden (1972)
- Pyrofomes tricolor (Murrill) Ryvarden (1972)
