''Funalia'' is a fungal

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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

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by French mycologist

Narcisse Théophile Patouillard Narcisse Théophile Patouillard (2 July 1854 – 30 March 1926) was a French pharmacist and mycologist. He was born in Macornay, a town in the department of Jura (department), Jura. He studied in Besançon, then furthered his education at the � ...

in 1900. He made ''Funalia mons-veneris'' the

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; this fungus was originally described as ''Polyporus mons-veneris'' by

Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn Friedrich Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn was a German botanist and geologist. His father, Friedrich Junghuhn was a barber and a surgeon. His mother was Christine Marie Schiele. Junghuhn studied medicine in Halle and in Berlin from 1827 to 1831, meanwhile ...

in 1838. The generic name is derived from the

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''funalis'' ("made of rope").

Species

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Funalia argentea ''Funalia'' is a fungal genus in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by French mycologist Narcisse Théophile Patouillard in 1900. He made ''Funalia mons-veneris'' the type species; this fungus was ori ...

'' (Lloyd) D.A.Reid (1973) *''

Funalia aspera ''Funalia'' is a fungal genus in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by French mycologist Narcisse Théophile Patouillard in 1900. He made ''Funalia mons-veneris'' the type species; this fungus was originally described as ''Poly ...

'' (Jungh.) Zmitr. & Malysheva (2013) *''

Funalia caperata ''Funalia'' is a fungal genus in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by French mycologist Narcisse Théophile Patouillard in 1900. He made ''Funalia mons-veneris'' the type species; this fungus was originally described as ''Poly ...

'' (Berk.) Zmitr. & Malysheva (2013) *''

Funalia floccosa ''Funalia'' is a fungal genus in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by French mycologist Narcisse Théophile Patouillard in 1900. He made ''Funalia mons-veneris'' the type species; this fungus was originally described as ''Poly ...

'' (Jungh.) Zmitr. & Malysheva (2013) *''

Funalia funalis ''Funalia'' is a fungal genus in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by French mycologist Narcisse Théophile Patouillard in 1900. He made ''Funalia mons-veneris'' the type species; this fungus was originally described as ''Poly ...

'' (Fr.) Pat. (1900) *''

Funalia sanguinaria ''Funalia'' is a fungal genus in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by French mycologist Narcisse Théophile Patouillard in 1900. He made ''Funalia mons-veneris'' the type species; this fungus was originally described as ''Poly ...

'' (Klotzsch) Zmitr. & Malysheva (2013) *''

Funalia subgallica ''Funalia'' is a fungal genus in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by French mycologist Narcisse Théophile Patouillard in 1900. He made ''Funalia mons-veneris'' the type species; this fungus was originally described as ''Poly ...

'' Hai J.Li & S.H.He (2016) – China *'' Funalia thujae'' (J.D.Zhao) Y.C.Dai & H.S.Yuan (2010) – China

References

Polyporaceae Polyporales genera Taxa described in 1900 Taxa named by Narcisse Théophile Patouillard {{Polyporales-stub