''Coniophora'' is a

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within the Coniophoraceae family. There are 20 species in the genus, which has a widespread distribution. One notable member is the cellar fungus (''C. puteana''), which causes

wet rot Wet rot is a generic term used to define a variety of fungal species, such as ''Coniophora puteana'' ( otherwise known as cellar fungus) and '' Choanephora cucurbitarum''. Some species obtain their food by breaking down the cell walls of wood, r ...

in wood.

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analysis has revealed that there are

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in the fungal lineages '' Coniophora olivacea'', '' C. arida'', and '' C. puteana''.

Species

*'' C. arida'' (Fr.) P.Karst. *'' C. capnoides'' Ellis & Everh. *'' C. dimitica'' G. Cunn. *''

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'' Höhn. *'' C. eremophila'' Lindsey & Gilb. *'' C. flava'' Burt *'' C. fuscata'' Bres. & Torrend *'' C. fusispora'' (Cooke & Ellis) Cooke *'' C. hanoiensis'' Pat. *'' C. harperi'' Burt *'' C. ladoi'' Tellería *'' C. lichenoides'' Massee *'' C. marmorata'' Desm. *'' C. matzuzawae'' Yasuda *'' C. media'' Bourdot & Galzin *'' C. merulioides'' Falck *'' C. minor'' G.Cunn. *'' C. mollis'' Ginns *'' C. olivacea'' (Fr.) P.Karst. *'' C. opuntiae'' Tellería *'' C. prasinoides'' (Bourdot & Galzin) Bourdot & Galzin *'' C. puteana'' (Shum.: Fr.) P.Karst *'' C. submembranacea'' (Berk. & Broome) Cooke

References

External links

* Coniophoraceae Boletales genera {{Boletales-stub