''Pyrofomes'' is a
genus of
fungi in the family
Polyporaceae. 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 po ...
by Czech mycologists
František Kotlaba
František Kotlaba (20 May 1927 in Vlastiboř – 11 June 2020 in Prague) was a Czech botanist and mycologist.
Scientific career
After his degree in Natural Sciences and Pedagogy at the Charles University in Prague, Kotlaba received a post at ...
and
Zdenek Pouzar in 1964.
The
type species, ''
Pyrofomes demidoffii'', was once considered a widespread species with a distribution that included East Africa, Middle Asia, Europe, and North America.
DNA evidence demonstrated that North American collections represented a lineage that was different than European collections. The North American sibling was reinstated as ''
P. juniperinus'' in 2017.
Ecological roles of ''Pyrofomes''
''Pyrofomes'', a type of brown rot fungi, plays a crucial role in forest ecosystems by decomposing persistent lignin, releasing trapped nutrients to fuel new plant growth (Assefa & Abate, 2020). Without the activity of lignin decomposers like ''Pyrofomes'', an essential aspect of the
nutrient cycle would be hindered, potentially reducing ecosystem productivity (Assefa et al., 2015).
Species
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Pyrofomes albomarginatus''
(Zipp. ex Lév.) Ryvarden (1972)
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Pyrofomes castanopsidis''
B.K.Cui & Y.C.Dai (2011) – China
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Pyrofomes demidoffii''
(Lév.) Kotl. & Pouzar (1964) – East Africa; Middle Asia; Europe
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Pyrofomes fulvoumbrinus
''Pyrofomes'' is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Czech mycologists František Kotlaba and Zdenek Pouzar in 1964. The type species, ''Pyrofomes demidoffii'', was once consider ...
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(Bres.) A.David & Rajchenb. (1985)
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Pyrofomes juniperinus''
(H.Schrenk) Vlasák & Spirin (2017) – North America
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Pyrofomes lateritius''
(Cooke) Ryvarden (1972)
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Pyrofomes perlevis''
(Lloyd) Ryvarden (1972)
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Pyrofomes tricolor''
(Murrill) Ryvarden (1972)
References
Polyporaceae
Polyporales genera
Taxa described in 1964
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