''Panellus'' is a

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of more than 50 mushroom species of

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in the family

Mycenaceae The Mycenaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. According to the ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008), the family contains 10 genera and 705 species. This is one of several families that were separated from the Tricholom ...

as defined molecularly. Prior to molecular analyses the generic name had been used for any white-spored '' pleurotoid'' with

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spores. Unrelated but similar species are now classified in '' Sarcomyxa'' and '' Scytinotus''. In older guides and other literature the type species had been placed in either ''

Pleurotus ''Pleurotus'' is a genus of gilled mushrooms which includes one of the most widely eaten mushrooms, '' P. ostreatus''. Species of ''Pleurotus'' may be called oyster, abalone, or tree mushrooms, and are some of the most commonly cultivated edib ...

'' or ''

Panus ''Panus'' is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. Species * (Senthil. & S.K.Singh) Senthil. (2015) *''Panus bacillisporus'' Kauffman (1930) *''Panus bartlettii'' Massee (1907) *''Panus biersianus'' Har. & Pat. (1914) *''Panus brunneipes' ...

'' and the poroid species had been classified in the synonymous genus ''Dictyopanus'' or in broadly defined genera like ''

Polyporus ''Polyporus'' is a genus of poroid fungi in the family Polyporaceae. Taxonomy Italian botanist Pier Antonio Micheli introduced the genus in 1729 to include 14 species featuring fruit bodies with centrally-placed stipes, and pores on the unders ...

'' (

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 ...

) or the more closely allied '' Favolaschia'' (

). The closest molecular allies are '' Resinomycena'' and '' Cruentomycena''.

Description

The

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of ''Panellus'' species are small- or medium-sized and in most cases '' pleurotoid'', meaning they grow on wood, have

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(some species have pores instead of gills), and usually form semicircular or kidney-shaped

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that may be either directly attached to the wood, or connected by short stipes. The stipe is usually connected to the side of the cap, or off-center. The gills on the underside of the cap usually radiate outward from the attachment point, or may be strongly interveined to form a

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. The spores are hyaline (white in deposit), thin-walled, smooth and

. ''Panellus'' is one of several genera in the

that are bioluminescent.

Species

*'' Panellus albifavolus'' *'' Panellus alutaceus'' *'' Panellus ambiguus'' *'' Panellus aureofactus'' *'' Panellus bambusarum'' *'' Panellus bambusifavolus'' *'' Panellus belangeri'' *'' Panellus brunneifavolus'' *'' Panellus brunneomaculatus'' *'' Panellus crawfordiae'' *'' Panellus cremeus'' *'' Panellus cystidiatus'' *'' Panellus dichotomus'' *'' Panellus diversipes'' *'' Panellus dumontii'' *'' Panellus exiguus'' *'' Panellus flabellatus'' *'' Panellus fulgens'' *'' Panellus fuscatus'' *'' Panellus globisporus'' *'' Panellus glutinosus'' *'' Panellus haematopus'' *'' Panellus hispidifavolus'' *'' Panellus intermedius'' *'' Panellus jalapensis'' *'' Panellus longinquus'' *'' Panellus luminescens'' *'' Panellus luteolus'' *'' Panellus luteus'' *'' Panellus luxfilamentus'' *'' Panellus magnus'' *'' Panellus megalosporus'' *'' Panellus melleo-ochraceus'' *'' Panellus microsporus'' *'' Panellus minimus'' *'' Panellus minusculus'' *'' Panellus mitis'' *'' Panellus niger'' *'' Panellus nubigenus'' *'' Panellus olivaceus'' *'' Panellus orientalis'' *'' Panellus parvulus'' *'' Panellus pauciporus'' *'' Panellus pendens'' *'' Panellus pteridophytorum'' *'' Panellus pubescens'' *'' Panellus pusillus'' *'' Panellus pyrulifer'' *'' Panellus reticulatovenosus'' *'' Panellus ringens'' *'' Panellus rupicola'' *'' Panellus serotinus'' *'' Panellus stenocystis'' *'' Panellus stipticus'' *'' Panellus subcantharelloides'' *'' Panellus sublamelliformis'' *'' Panellus sublevatus'' *'' Panellus violaceofulvus''

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q244201 Mycenaceae Agaricales genera