''Stereopsis'' is the sole
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 Stereopsidaceae.
The genus was formerly placed in the family
Meruliaceae in the order
Polyporales
The Polyporales are an order of about 1800 species of fungi in the division Basidiomycota. The order includes some (but not all) polypores as well as many corticioid fungi and a few agarics (mainly in the genus ''Lentinus''). Many species withi ...
but was found to belong in its own order along with the genus ''
Clavulicium
''Clavulicium'' is a genus of corticioid fungi in the family Stereopsidaceae. It was formerly placed in the family Clavulinaceae in the order Cantharellales but was found to belong in a new order along with ''Stereopsis'' in 2014. The widespread ...
''.
''Stereopsis'' 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 polyg ...
by English mycologist
Derek Reid
Derek Agutter Reid (2 September 1927 – 18 January 2006) was an England, English mycology, mycologist.
Background and education
Reid was born in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, the son of a picture-framer. He was educated at Cedars School and ...
in 1965.
It contains species that form funnel-shaped
basidiocarps
In fungi, a basidiocarp, basidiome, or basidioma () is the sporocarp of a basidiomycete, the multicellular structure on which the spore-producing hymenium is borne. Basidiocarps are characteristic of the hymenomycetes; rusts and smuts do not ...
as well as the
corticioid
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 ...
species ''
Stereopsis globosa'' which was formerly considered a species of ''Clavulicium''.
The species ''
Stereopsis humphreyi'' and ''
Stereopsis vitellina'' were found to belong in the
Agaricales and
Atheliales respectively in a
molecular phylogenetics
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
study, and because of this do not belong in ''Stereopsis'', but they have not yet been transferred to their own genera.
Species
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Stereopsis burtiana''
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Stereopsis cartilaginea''
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Stereopsis crassipileata''
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Stereopsis gracilistipitata''
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Stereopsis hiscens''
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Stereopsis globosa''
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Stereopsis humphreyi''
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Stereopsis malaiensis''
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Stereopsis mussooriensis''
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Stereopsis nigripes''
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Stereopsis pseudocupulata''
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Stereopsis radicans''
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Stereopsis raphiae''
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Stereopsis reidii''
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Stereopsis sparassoides''
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Stereopsis straminea''
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Stereopsis vitellina''
References
External links
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Agaricomycetes
Agaricomycetes genera
Taxa described in 1965
Taxa named by Derek Reid
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