''Phlebia'' is a

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of mostly

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

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 ...

. The genus has a widespread distribution. ''Phlebia'' species cause

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Taxonomy

''Phlebia'' was

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by Swedish mycologist

Elias Fries Elias Magnus Fries (15 August 1794 – 8 February 1878) was a Swedish mycologist and botanist. Career Fries was born at Femsjö (Hylte Municipality), Småland, the son of the pastor there. He attended school in Växjö. He acquired an ...

in his 1821 work ''Systema Mycologicum''. He included four species: ''P. merismoides'', ''P. radiata'', ''P. contorta'', and ''P. vaga''. Several

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studies have demonstrated that ''Phlebia'' is a collection of sometimes unrelated taxa that share some morphological similarities. In a 2015 study, Floudas and Hibbett identified a "core ''Phlebia'' clade" within the larger Phlebioid clade, containing ''P. radiata'', ''P. acerina'', ''P. floridensis'', ''P. setulosa'', ''P. brevispora'', and ''P. tremellosa''. A subsequent study suggested that ''P. lindtneri'', ''P. serialis'' and ''P. leptospermi'' should be added to this core group. ''Phlebia''-like fungi with aculei (spines) are often included in the genera ''

Mycoacia ''Mycoacia'' is a genus of toothed crust fungi in the family Meruliaceae. It was circumscribed by Dutch mycologist Marinus Anton Donk in 1931. Species , Index Fungorum ''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal name ...

'' if they are monomitic, and ''

Mycoaciella ''Mycoaciella'' is a genus of corticioid fungi in the family Meruliaceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by John Eriksson and Leif Ryvarden in 1978. After Microscopic scale, microscopic examination of the three species th ...

'' if they are dimitic or trimitic.

Species

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accepts 89 species of ''Phlebia'': *'' P. anthocystis'' Gilb. & Nakasone (1998) – Hawaii *'' P. acerina'' Peck (1889) *'' P. alni'' Velen. (1922) *'' P. amylostratosa'' Svrček (1973) *'' P. ardesiaca'' Parmasto (1967) *'' P. argentea'' Parmasto (1967) *'' P. argentina'' (Speg.) Rajchenb. & J.E.Wright (1987) *'' P. argentinensis'' W.B.Cooke (1956) *'' P. brevibasidia'' G.Kaur, Avn.P. Singh & Dhingra (2017) –

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, India *'' P. brevispora'' Nakasone (1981) *'' P. brunneofusca'' (Hjortstam & Ryvarden) Nakasone & Gilb. (1998) *'' P. canadensis'' W.B.Cooke (1956) *'' P. capitata'' Bernicchia & Gorjón (2010) *'' P. caspica'' Hallenb. (1980) *'' P. castanea'' Lloyd (1922) *'' P. celtidis'' W.B.Cooke (1956) *'' P. centrifuga'' P.Karst. (1881) *'' P. cinnamomea'' Rick (1960) *'' P. citrea'' (Pat.) Nakasone (2003) *'' P. coccineofulva'' Schwein. (1832) *'' P. columellifera'' (G.Cunn.) Duhem (2009) *'' P. crassisubiculata'' Avn.P. Singh, Priyanka, Dhingra & Singla (2010) –

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, India *'' P. cristata'' Velen. (1922) *'' P. cystidiata'' H.S.Jacks. ex W.B.Cooke (1956) *'' P. diaphana'' Parmasto ex K.H.Larss. & Hjortstam (1986) *'' P. dictyophoroides'' Sang H.Lin & Z.C.Chen (1990) *'' P. diffissa'' J.Erikss. & Hjortstam (1981) *'' P. donkii'' Bourdot (1930) *'' P. epithelioides'' P.Roberts (2000) –

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*'' P. faviformis'' W.B.Cooke (1958) *'' P. femsjoeensis'' (Litsch. & S.Lundell) J.Erikss. & Hjortstam (1981) *'' P. firma'' J.Erikss. & Hjortstam (1981) *'' P. flavocrocea'' (Bres.) Donk (1957) *'' P. floridensis'' Nakasone & Burds. (1995) – United States *'' P. formosana'' Sheng H.Wu (1990) – Taiwan *'' P. fragilis'' (G.Cunn.) Gorjón & Gresl. (2012) *'' P. gilbertsonii'' Nakasone (1997) *'' P. griseoflavescens'' (Litsch.) J.Erikss. & Hjortstam (1981) – Europe *'' P. griseolivens'' (Bourdot & Galzin) Parmasto (1967) *'' P. hydnoidea'' Schwein. (1832) *'' P. icterina'' P.Roberts (2000) – Cameroon *'' P. introversa'' (Rehill & B.K.Bakshi) Hjortstam (1995) *'' P. jurassica'' Duhem & M.Duenas (2013) – Europe *'' P. lacteola'' (Bourdot) M.P.Christ. (1960) – Great Britain *'' P. leptospermi'' (G.Cunn.) Stalpers (1985) – Western Australia *'' P. lilascens'' (Bourdot) J.Erikss. & Hjortstam (1981) – Europe *'' P. livida'' (Pers.) Bres. (1897) – Africa; Europe; North America *'' P. lividina'' Hjortstam (1995) –

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, USA *'' P. ludoviciana'' (Burt) Nakasone & Burds. (1982) *'' P. margaritae'' Duhem & H.Michel (2007) *'' P. merulioides'' Lloyd (1915) *'' P. moelleriana'' Henn. (1897) *'' P. murrillii'' W.B.Cooke (1956) *'' P. nantahaliensis'' Nakasone & Burds. (1995) *'' P. nitidula'' (P.Karst.) Ryvarden (1971) *'' P. pallidolivens'' (Bourdot & Galzin) Parmasto (1967) *'' P. parva'' Ghob.-Nejh. (2012) *'' P. patriciae'' Gilb. & Hemmes (2004) – Hawaii *'' P. pellucida'' Hjortstam & Ryvarden (1988) – China *'' P. phlebioides'' (H.S.Jacks. & Dearden) Donk (1957) *'' P. plumbea'' Parmasto (1967) *'' P. pulcherrima'' Parmasto (1967) *'' P. pyrenaica'' Duhem (2009) *'' P. radiata'' Fr. (1821) *'' P. rhodana'' Duhem & B.Rivoire (2014) *'' P. rufa'' (Pers.) M.P.Christ. (1960) – Europe; Jamaica *'' P. ryvardenii'' Hallenb. & Hjortstam (1988) *'' P. sedimenticola'' (S.Ahmad) S.Ahmad (1972) *'' P. segregata'' (Bourdot & Galzin) Parmasto (1967) – Europe *'' P. separata'' (H.S.Jacks. & Dearden) Parmasto (1967) *'' P. serialis'' (Fr.) Donk (1957) – Sweden *'' P. sordida'' Rick (1938) – South America *'' P. subceracea'' (Wakef.) Nakasone (2003) – Australia *'' P. subconspersa'' (Rick) Baltazar & Rajchenb. (2016) *'' P. subfascicularis'' (Wakef.) Nakasone & Gilb. (1998) – Australia *'' P. sublilascens'' (Litsch.) Parmasto (1967) *'' P. sublivida'' Parmasto (1967) *'' P. subochracea'' (Alb. & Schwein.) J.Erikss. & Ryvarden (1976) – Europe *'' P. subserialis'' (Bourdot & Galzin) Donk (1957) – Europe *'' P. subulata'' J.Erikss. & Hjortstam (1981) *'' P. totara'' (G.Cunn.) Stalpers & P.K.Buchanan (1991) *'' P. tremellosa'' (Schrad.) Nakasone & Burds. (1984) *'' P. tuberculata'' (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Ţura, Zmitr., Wasser & Spirin (2011) *'' P. unica'' (H.S.Jacks. & Dearden) Ginns (1984) *'' P. verruculosa'' Hjortstam & Ryvarden (1980) *'' P. vinosa'' (Overh.) Burds. (1990) *'' P. viridesalebrosa'' J.Erikss. & Hjortstam (1981) – Europe *'' P. weldeniana'' Nakasone & Burds. (1995) *'' P. wrightii'' (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Duhem (2010)

References

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