''Wrightoporia'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
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in the
family
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Bondarzewiaceae. According to a 2008 estimate, the widely distributed genus contains 23 species.
The genus was
circumscribed
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Not every polyg ...
by
Zdeněk Pouzar
Zdeněk Pouzar (born 13 April 1932) is a Czech mycologist. Along with František Kotlaba, he published several works about the taxonomy of polypore, corticioid, and gilled fungi. Pouzar is a noted expert on stromatic pyrenomycetes. Until 2012, he ...
in Ceská Mykol. vol.20 on page 173 in 1966.
The genus name of ''Wrightoporia'' is in honour of
Jorge Eduardo Wright (1922–2005), who was a Argentinian
mycologist
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a so ...
.
Species
As accepted by
Species Fungorum;
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Wrightoporia afrocinnamomea''
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Wrightoporia araucariae''
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Wrightoporia austrosinensis''
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Wrightoporia avellanea''
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Wrightoporia borealis''
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Wrightoporia brunneo-ochracea''
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Wrightoporia cinnamomea''
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Wrightoporia cremea''
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Wrightoporia cremella''
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Wrightoporia deviata''
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Wrightoporia dimidiata''
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Wrightoporia flava''
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Wrightoporia gloeocystidiata''
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Wrightoporia grandipora''
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Wrightoporia iobapha''
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Wrightoporia lenta''
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Wrightoporia luteola''
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Wrightoporia micropora''
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Wrightoporia microporella''
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Wrightoporia nigrolimitata''
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Wrightoporia novae-zelandiae''
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Wrightoporia ochrocrocea''
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Wrightoporia palmicola''
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Wrightoporia perplexa''
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Wrightoporia porilacerata'' – Brazil
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Wrightoporia pouzarii''
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Wrightoporia radicata''
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Wrightoporia subavellanea'' – China
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Wrightoporia subrutilans''
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Wrightoporia trametoides''
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Wrightoporia trimitica''
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Wrightoporia unguliformis'' – China
Former species;
* ''W. africana'' = ''
Pseudowrightoporia africana'',
Hericiaceae
The Hericiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Russulales. The best known genus is ''Hericium'', species of which are valued for their medicinal properties in Oriental medicine. Taxa are mainly known from north temperate regions, and are sapr ...
family
* ''W. aurantiporaa'' = ''
Pseudowrightoporia aurantipora'', Hericiaceae
* ''W. biennisa'' = ''
Wrightoporiopsis biennis'', Hericiaceae
* ''W. braceia'' = ''
Amylosporus bracei'', Bondarzewiaceae
* ''W. campbelliia'' = ''
Amylosporus campbellii'', Bondarzewiaceae
* ''W. casuarinicolaa'' = ''
Amylosporus casuarinicola'', Bondarzewiaceae
* ''W. cinnamomeaa'' = ''Wrightoporia afrocinnamomea''
* ''W. cylindrosporaa'' = ''
Pseudowrightoporia cylindrospora'', Hericiaceae
* ''W. efibulataa'' = ''
Amylosporus efibulatus'', Bondarzewiaceae
* ''W. gillesiia'' = ''
Pseudowrightoporia gillesii'', Hericiaceae
* ''W. gyroporaa'' = ''
Amylonotus gyroporus'', Bondarzewiaceae
* ''W. isabellinaa'' = ''
Stecchericium isabellinum'', Bondarzewiaceae
* ''W. japonicaa''
= ''
Pseudowrightoporia japonica'', Hericiaceae
* ''W. labyrinthinaa'' = ''
Amylonotus labyrinthinus'', Bondarzewiaceae
* ''W. microporaa'' = ''Wrightoporia microporella''
* ''W. ramosaa'' = ''
Amylonotus ramosus'', Bondarzewiaceae
* ''W. roseocontextaa'' = ''
Wrightoporiopsis roseocontexta'', Hericiaceae
* ''W. rubellaa'' = ''
Amylosporus rubellus'', Bondarzewiaceae
* ''W. solomonensisa'' = ''
Pseudowrightoporia solomonensis'', Hericiaceae
* ''W. stramineaa'' = ''
Pseudowrightoporia straminea'', Hericiaceae
* ''W. subadustaa'' = ''
Murinicarpus subadustus'',
Polyporaceae
The Polyporaceae are a family of poroid fungi belonging to the Basidiomycota. The flesh of their fruit bodies varies from soft (as in the case of the dryad's saddle illustrated) to very tough. Most members of this family have their hymeniu ...
* ''W. neotropicaa'' = ''
Wrightoporiopsis neotropica'', Hericiaceae
* ''W. tenuisa'' = ''
Amylonotus tenuis'', Bondarzewiaceae
* ''W. tropicalisa'' = ''
Larssoniporia tropicalis'',
Echinodontiaceae
The Echinodontiaceae are a family of crust fungi in the order Russulales. Species of this family, divided amongst two genera—'' Echinodontium'' and '' Laurilia''—have a widespread distribution, although they are especially predominant in nort ...
References
Russulales
Russulales genera
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