''Rigidoporus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
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 family
Meripilaceae
The Meripilaceae are a family of fungi in the order Polyporales. The family was circumscribed by Swiss mycologist Walter Jülich in 1982 with ''Meripilus'' as the type genus. A 2008 estimate placed 7 genera and 57 species in Meripilaceae. , In ...
. Many of the
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
in this genus are
plant pathogens
Plant pathology (also phytopathology) is the scientific study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi, oomyc ...
. The widespread genus, which contains about forty species,
was originally
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by American mycologist
William Alphonso Murrill
William Alphonso Murrill (October 13, 1869 – December 25, 1957) was an American mycologist, known for his contributions to the knowledge of the Agaricales and Polyporaceae. In 1904, he became the assistant Curator at the New York Botanical ...
in 1905.
The generic name combines the
Latin
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word ''rigidus'' ("rigid") with the
Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic p ...
word ("pore").
Species
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Rigidoporus adnatus''
Corner (1987)
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Rigidoporus albiporus''
Corner (1992)
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Rigidoporus amazonicus''
Ryvarden (1987)
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Rigidoporus aurantiacus''
Ryvarden & Iturr. (2003)
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Rigidoporus aureofulvus''
(Lloyd) P.K.Buchanan & Ryvarden (1988)
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Rigidoporus biokoensis''
(Bres. ex Lloyd) Ryvarden (1972)
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Rigidoporus brunneus''
Ryvarden (2014)
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Rigidoporus camschadalicus''
(Parmasto) Domanski (1974)
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Rigidoporus cinereus''
Núñez & Ryvarden (1999) – Japan
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Rigidoporus crocatus''
(Pat.) Ryvarden (1983)
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Rigidoporus cystidioides''
(Lloyd) Corner (1987)
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Rigidoporus defibulatus''
(D.A.Reid) Corner (1987)
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Rigidoporus dextrinoideus''
I.Johans. & Ryvarden (1979)
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Rigidoporus eminens''
Y.C.Dai (1998) – China
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Rigidoporus erectus''
Corner (1987)
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Rigidoporus fibulatus''
H.S.Yuan & Y.C.Dai (2012)
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Rigidoporus furcatus''
Núñez & Ryvarden (2001)
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Rigidoporus grandisporus''
Ryvarden, Gomes-Silva & Gibertoni (2014) – Brazil
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Rigidoporus hainanicus''
J.D.Zhao & X.Q.Zhang (1991)
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Rigidoporus hypobrunneides''
Corner (1987)
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Rigidoporus incarnatus''
Corner (1987)
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Rigidoporus incurvus''
(Berk. ex Cooke) Ryvarden (1988)
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Rigidoporus laetus''
(Cooke) P.K.Buchanan & Ryvarden (1988)
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Rigidoporus lineatus''
(Pers.) Ryvarden (1972)
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Rigidoporus longicystidius''
P.K.Buchanan & Ryvarden (2000)
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Rigidoporus malayanus''
(Corner) T.Hatt. (2003)
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Rigidoporus mariae''
T.B.Gibertoni, A.C.Gomes-Silva & Ryvarden (2014) – Brazil
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Rigidoporus micropendulus''
Læssøe & Ryvarden (2010)
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Rigidoporus microporus
''Rigidoporus microporus'' is a plant pathogen, known to cause white root rot disease on various tropical crops, such as cacao, cassava, tea, with economical importance on the para rubber tree ('' Hevea brasiliensis'').
White root rot of rubber
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(Sw.) Overeem (1924)
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Rigidoporus minutus''
B.K.Cui & Y.C.Dai (2009)
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Rigidoporus moeszii''
(Pilát ex Pilát) Pouzar (1966)
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Rigidoporus mutabilis''
I.Lindblad & Ryvarden (1999)
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Rigidoporus nevadensis''
Iturr. & Ryvarden (2010)
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Rigidoporus ochraceicinctus''
Corner (1992)
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Rigidoporus parvulus''
Corner (1987)
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Rigidoporus patellarius''
Corner (1987)
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Rigidoporus pendulus''
Ryvarden (1990)
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Rigidoporus pouzarii''
Vampola & Vlasák (2012)
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Rigidoporus sanguinolentus''
(Alb. & Schwein.) Donk (1966)
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Rigidoporus subpileatus''
Corner (1987)
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Rigidoporus substereinus''
Murrill (1907)
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Rigidoporus sulphureus''
Corner (1987)
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Rigidoporus trametoides''
Corner (1987)
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Rigidoporus ulmarius
''Rigidoporus ulmarius'' is a fungal plant pathogen found mainly on broad-leaved trees. Elm is considered particularly susceptible.
The fruiting bodies are white, knobbly and relatively hard, requiring a fair amount of force to break. Older bod ...
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(Sowerby) Imazeki (1952)
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Rigidoporus umbonatipes''
Rajchenb. (1987)
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Rigidoporus undatus''
(Pers.) Donk (1967)
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Rigidoporus vinaceus''
Corner (1987)
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Rigidoporus vinctus''
(Berk.) Ryvarden (1972)
References
External links
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Meripilaceae
Polyporales genera
Taxa named by William Alphonso Murrill
Taxa described in 1905
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