''Diplomitoporus'' is a
genus of
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 ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008) estimated the widespread genus to contain 11 species;
since then, the genus has grown with the additional of several newly described species, and some transfers from other genera. ''Diplomitoporus'' has been described as a
wastebasket taxon, containing "species that share common macroscopic and microscopic characteristics, but are not necessarily related."
''Diplomitoporus'' 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 ...
in 1970 by Polish mycologist
Stanislaw Domanski, with ''
Diplomitoporus flavescens'' as the
type species.
This species was originally
described as a member of ''
Trametes'' by
Giacomo Bresadola
Giacomo Bresadola ( Mezzana, Trento; often given as Giacopo) 14 February 1847 – Trento 9 June 1929) was an eminent Italian mycologist. Fungi he named include the deadly '' Lepiota helveola'' and ''Inocybe patouillardii'', though the latter ...
in 1903.
Species
,
Index Fungorum accepts 21 species of ''Diplomitoporus'':
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Diplomitoporus allantosporus
''Diplomitoporus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008) estimated the widespread genus to contain 11 species; since then, the genus has grown with the additional of several newly d ...
''
Ryvarden & Iturr. (2003) – Venezuela
*''
Diplomitoporus costaricensis''
I.Lindblad & Ryvarden (1999) – Costa Rica
*''
Diplomitoporus crustulinus''
(Bres.) Domanski (1970) – Europe; North America
*''
Diplomitoporus cunninghamii''
P.K.Buchanan & Ryvarden (1998) – New Zealand
*''
Diplomitoporus daedaleiformis''
(Henn.) Ryvarden (2014)
*''
Diplomitoporus flavescens''
(Bres.) Domanski (1970) – Europe
*''
Diplomitoporus globisporus''
Ryvarden (2013) – Brazil
*''
Diplomitoporus hondurensis''
(Murrill) Ryvarden (2000) – Belize
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Diplomitoporus incisus''
Ryvarden (2000) – Puerto Rico
*''
Diplomitoporus insularis''
Ryvarden (2009) –
Seychelles
*''
Diplomitoporus intermedius''
Baltazar & Ryvarden (2013) – Brazil
*''
Diplomitoporus marianoi-rochae
''Diplomitoporus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008) estimated the widespread genus to contain 11 species; since then, the genus has grown with the additional of several newly d ...
''
G.Coelho (2008)
*''
Diplomitoporus meridionalis
''Diplomitoporus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008) estimated the widespread genus to contain 11 species; since then, the genus has grown with the additional of several newly d ...
''
M.Pieri & B.Rivoire (1998)
*''
Diplomitoporus microsporus''
Iturr. & Ryvarden (2010)
*''
Diplomitoporus navisporus''
Gibertoni & Ryvarden (2004) – Brazil
*''
Diplomitoporus overholtsii''
(Pilát) Gilb. & Ryvarden (1985) – Uganda
*''
Diplomitoporus stramineus''
Ryvarden & Iturr. (2003) – Venezuela
*''
Diplomitoporus sulphureus''
(Petch) Ryvarden (2015)
*''
Diplomitoporus taquarae''
G.Coelho (2008)
*''
Diplomitoporus venezuelicus''
Ryvarden & Iturr. (2003) – Venezuela
References
Polyporaceae
Polyporales genera
Fungi described in 1970
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