''Inocutis'' is a

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of nine species of

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fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae.

Taxonomy

The genus was

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by Jean-Louis Fiasson and Tuomo Niemeläin 1984 as a segregate genus from '' Inonotus''. They originally included three European species formerly placed in ''Inonotus'' section ''Phymatopilus'', a grouping of species conceived by

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in 1974.

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data later supported the genus concept. ''Inocutis'' is phylogenetically close to '' Fomitiporella''.

Description

''Inocutis'' species produce annual fruit bodies. They are characterized by the absence of

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e, the presence of a rudimentary granular core, and the presence of sclerified

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e in the granular core. They have yellowish to brownish spores that are

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in shape, and non-

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. The hyphal system is monomitic, consisting of only generative hyphae. They all grow on deciduous substrates.

Species

*'' Inocutis dryophila'' (Berk.) Fiasson & Niemelä 1984 *'' Inocutis jamaicensis'' (Murrill) A.M.Gottlieb, J.E.Wright & Moncalvo 2002 – North America; South America *'' Inocutis levis'' (P.Karst.) Y.C.Dai 2000 – China *'' Inocutis ludoviciana'' (Pat.) T.Wagner & M.Fisch. 2002 *''

Inocutis porrecta ''Inocutis'' is a genus of nine species of polypore fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Louis Fiasson and Tuomo Niemeläin 1984 as a segregate genus from '' Inonotus''. They originally included thr ...

'' (Murrill) Baltazar 2010 *''

Inocutis rheades ''Inocutis'' is a genus of nine species of polypore fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Louis Fiasson and Tuomo Niemeläin 1984 as a segregate genus from '' Inonotus''. They originally included thr ...

'' (Pers.) Fiasson & Niemelä 1984 – Europe; Middle East *''

Inocutis subdryophila ''Inocutis'' is a genus of nine species of polypore fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Louis Fiasson and Tuomo Niemeläin 1984 as a segregate genus from '' Inonotus''. They originally included thr ...

'' Y.C.Dai & H.S.Yuan 2005 – China *''

Inocutis tamaricis ''Inocutis'' is a genus of nine species of polypore fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Louis Fiasson and Tuomo Niemeläin 1984 as a segregate genus from '' Inonotus''. They originally included thr ...

'' (Pat.) Fiasson & Niemelä 1984 – Africa; Asia; Europe; Middle East *''

Inocutis texana ''Inocutis'' is a genus of nine species of polypore fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed by Jean-Louis Fiasson and Tuomo Niemeläin 1984 as a segregate genus from '' Inonotus''. They originally included thr ...

'' (Murrill) S.Martínez 2006 – North America; South America

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10535741 Hymenochaetaceae Agaricomycetes genera