''Australohydnum'' is a genus of

resupinate Resupination is derived from the Latin word ''resupinus'', meaning "bent back with the face upward" or "on the back". "Resupination" is the noun form of the adjective "resupine" which means "being upside-down, supine or facing upward". The word " ...

fungi in the family

Phanerochaetaceae The Phanerochaetaceae are a family of mostly crust fungi in the order Polyporales. Taxonomy Phanerochaetaceae was first conceived by Swedish mycologist John Eriksson in 1958 as the subfamily Phanerochaetoideae of the Corticiaceae. It was later ...

. The genus was circumscribed in 1978 by Swiss mycologist

Walter Jülich Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

with the Australian fungus ''

Australohydnum griseofuscescens ''Australohydnum'' is a genus of resupinate fungi in the family Phanerochaetaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1978 by Swiss mycologist Walter Jülich with the Australian fungus '' Australohydnum griseofuscescens'' (formerly ''Hydnum griseo-f ...

'' (formerly ''Hydnum griseo-fuscescens'' Reichardt) as the type species. '' A. dregeanum'' and '' A. castaneum'' were added to the genus in 1990 and 2006, respectively. ''Australohydnum griseofuscescens'' is now considered to be

synonymous A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...

with '' Irpex vellereus''.

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* Polyporales genera Phanerochaetaceae Taxa named by Walter Jülich Fungi described in 1978 {{Polyporales-stub