''Jahnoporus'' 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 ...

fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...

in the

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Albatrellaceae. There are two species in the genus, which have a widespread distribution in northern

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regions. The

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...

, '' J. hirtus'', was transferred to this genus in 1980; it was formerly known as ''

Piptoporus ''Piptoporus'' is a genus of bracket fungi in the Fomitopsidaceae family. Species Various species formerly classified as ''Piptoporus'' (for example, ''P. choseniae'', ''P. fraxineus'', ''P. ulmi'', ''P. hirtus'', and ''P. elatinus'') have been ...

hirtus''. The genus name of ''Jahnoporus'' is in honour of Hermann Jahn (1911 - 1987) German teacher,

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and Botanist (Mycology). The genus was

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by Ingo Nuss in Hoppea vol.39 on page 176 in 1980.

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California Fungi: ''Jahnoporus hirtus''
Russulales Russulales genera {{Russulales-stub