''Scopuloides'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of five species of
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 ...
.
Taxonomy
''Scopuloides'' was first proposed by
George Edward Massee
George Edward Massee (20 December 1845 – 16 February 1917) was an English mycologist, plant pathologist, and botanist.
Background and education
George Massee was born in Scampston, East Riding of Yorkshire, the son of a farmer. He was educat ...
in 1890 as a
subgenus
In biology, a subgenus (plural: subgenera) is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.
In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between t ...
of ''
Peniophora'',
then raised to generic status by
Franz von Höhnel and
Viktor Litschauer
Viktor Litschauer (1879 – 27 December 1939 in Innsbruck) was an Austrian mycologist.
From 1899 to 1903 he studied at the Vienna University of Technology, where he was a pupil and assistant to Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel. For several year ...
in their 1908 work on Austrian crust fungi.
Kurt Hjorstam and
Leif Ryvarden
Leif Randulff Ryvarden (born 9 August 1935) is a Norwegian mycologist.
Early life and education
Leif Ryvarden was born in Bergen as a son of Einar Norberg Johansen (1900–1959) and Hjørdis Randulff (1912–1975).
He finished his secondary edu ...
suggested that the genus was not
published validly,
but it was accepted as valid by other authorities.
Species
*''
Scopuloides hydnoides''
(Cooke & Massee) Hjortstam & Ryvarden (1979)
*''
Scopuloides leprosa''
(Bourdot & Galzin) Boidin, Lanq. & Gilles (1993)
*''
Scopuloides magnicystidiata''
Gilb. & Nakasone (2003) – Hawaii
*''
Scopuloides rimosa''
(Cooke) Jülich (1982)
*''
Scopuloides subgelatinosa''
Nakasone (2003) – Vietnam
References
Meruliaceae
Polyporales genera
Taxa described in 1890
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