''Cerrena'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of poroid fungi in the family

Polyporaceae The Polyporaceae are a family of poroid fungi belonging to the Basidiomycota. The flesh of their fruit bodies varies from soft (as in the case of the dryad's saddle illustrated) to very tough. Most members of this family have their hymeniu ...

. The genus was

circumscribed In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius. Not every polyg ...

Samuel Frederick Gray Samuel Frederick Gray (10 December 1766 – 12 April 1828) was a British botanist, mycologist, and pharmacologist. He was the father of the zoologists John Edward Gray and George Robert Gray. Background He was the son of Samuel Gray, a London s ...

in 1821. Gray's

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...

, ''Cerrena cinerea'', is now known as '' C. unicolor''.

Species

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accepts seven species of ''Cerrena'': *''

Cerrena albocinnamomea ''Cerrena'' is a genus of poroid fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Samuel Frederick Gray in 1821. Gray's type species, ''Cerrena cinerea'', is now known as '' C. unicolor''. Species , Index Fungorum accepts ...

'' (Y.C.Dai & Niemelä) H.S.Yuan (2013) – China *''

Cerrena aurantiopora ''Cerrena'' is a genus of poroid fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Samuel Frederick Gray in 1821. Gray's type species, ''Cerrena cinerea'', is now known as '' C. unicolor''. Species , Index Fungorum accepts ...

'' J.S.Lee & Y.W.Lim (2010) – Korea *'' Cerrena cystidiata'' Rajchenb. & De Meijer (1990) – Brazil *'' Cerrena drummondii'' (Klotzsch) Zmitr. (2001) *'' Cerrena sclerodepsis'' (Berk.) Ryvarden (1976) *''

Cerrena unicolor ''Cerrena unicolor'', commonly known as the mossy maze polypore, is a species of poroid fungus in the genus '' Cerrena'' (Family: Polyporaceae). This saprobic fungus causes white rot. Taxonomy The fungus was originally described by French bota ...

'' (Bull.) Murrill (1903) – widespread *'' Cerrena zonata'' (Berk.) H.S.Yuan (2013)

References

Polyporaceae Polyporales genera Taxa described in 1821 Taxa named by Samuel Frederick Gray {{Polyporales-stub