''Loweporus'' 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 genus 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 ...
by Argentinian mycologist
Jorge Eduardo Wright
Jorge Eduardo Wright (20 April 1922 – 2005) was an Argentinian mycologist. Born in Buenos Aires, he graduated from the University of Buenos Aires in 1949. He was awarded a Latin American Guggenheim Fellowship and studied under Alexander H. Smit ...
in 1976.
The genus is named in honour of American mycologist and
polypore specialist
Josiah Lincoln Lowe
Josiah Lincoln Lowe (13 February 1905 – 30 April 1997) was an American mycologist who specialized in the study of polypores. Lowe was born in Hopewell, New Jersey, where he attended primary school and high school. In 1927, he graduated with a Bac ...
.
Species
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Loweporus castaneus'' Corner (1989)
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Loweporus corticicola'' Corner (1989)
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Loweporus lividus
''Loweporus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Argentinian mycologist Jorge Eduardo Wright in 1976. The genus is named in honour of American mycologist and polypore specialist Josiah Lincoln Lowe.
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'' (Kalchbr.) J.E.Wright (1976)
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Loweporus mollis
''Loweporus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Argentinian mycologist Jorge Eduardo Wright in 1976. The genus is named in honour of American mycologist and polypore specialist Josiah Lincoln Lowe.
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'' Corner (1989)
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Loweporus ochraceicinctus
''Loweporus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Argentinian mycologist Jorge Eduardo Wright in 1976. The genus is named in honour of American mycologist and polypore specialist Josiah Lincoln Lowe.
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'' Corner (1989)
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Loweporus pileoliferus
''Loweporus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Argentinian mycologist Jorge Eduardo Wright in 1976. The genus is named in honour of American mycologist and polypore specialist Josiah Lincoln Lowe.
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'' Corner (1989)
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Loweporus rufescens
''Loweporus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Argentinian mycologist Jorge Eduardo Wright in 1976. The genus is named in honour of American mycologist and polypore specialist Josiah Lincoln Lowe.
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'' Corner (1989)
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Loweporus tephroporus
''Loweporus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Argentinian mycologist Jorge Eduardo Wright in 1976. The genus is named in honour of American mycologist and polypore special ...
'' (Mont.) Ryvarden (1980)
References
Polyporaceae
Polyporales genera
Fungi described in 1976
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