''Gloeoporus'' 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 ...

crust fungi The corticioid fungi are a group of fungi in the Basidiomycota typically having effused, smooth basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are formed on the undersides of dead tree trunks or branches. They are sometimes colloquially called crust fungi or pa ...

in the family

Irpicaceae The Irpicaceae are a family of mostly polypores and crust fungi in the order Polyporales. Taxonomy The family was circumscribed in 2003 by mycologists Viacheslav Spirin and Ivan Zmitrovich. The type genus is '' Irpex''. Later multi-gene phylogen ...

. The genus has a widespread distribution.

Taxonomy

''Gloeoporus'' was created by French mycologist

Camille Montagne Jean Pierre François Camille Montagne (15 February 1784 – 5 December 1866) was a French military physician and botanist who specialized in the fields of bryology and mycology. He was born in the commune of Vaudoy in the department of Seine-et- ...

in 1842 to contain the subtropical species ''Gloeoporus conchoides''. The fungus is now known as '' Gloeoporus thelephoroides''. The genus name combines the

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words ("sticky") and ("pore"). Although traditionally classified in the family

Meruliaceae The Meruliaceae are a family of fungi in the order Polyporales. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 47 genera and 420 species. , Index Fungorum accepts 645 species in the family. Taxonomy The family was formally circumscribed by E ...

molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

analysis supports the placement of ''Gloeoporus '' in the

. A recent (2018) revision of the

taxonomic Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorization or classification. A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially a hierarchical classification, in which things are organized into groups or types. ...

status and generic limits of ''Gloeoporus'' using molecular phylogenetics revealed a polyphyletic genus, and the subsequent transfer of some species to '' Meruliopsis''.

Description

''Gloeoporus'' fungi have pore surfaces featuring a pinkish white, cream, or orange to deep reddish colour. The pores are small. The texture of the

fruit bodies The sporocarp (also known as fruiting body, fruit body or fruitbody) of fungi is a multicellular structure on which spore-producing structures, such as basidia or asci, are borne. The fruitbody is part of the sexual phase of a fungal life cyc ...

surface is gelatinous when fresh, but becomes resinous and cartilaginous when dry.

Species

, Index Fungorum accepts 30 species in ''Gloeoporus'': Some cystidium-forming species formerly placed in ''Gloeoporus'' were transferred to ''Meruliopsis'' in 2018 based on

analysis, including ''Gloeoporus guerreroanus'' and ''Gloeoporus cystidiatus''. They join '' Meruliopsis taxicola'', which was also once referred to ''Gloeoporus'' because of its morphological similarities with ''Gloeoporus dichrous''.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q5571185 Irpicaceae Polyporales genera Taxa described in 1842 Taxa named by Camille Montagne