Biology:Meripilus

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Meripilus
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Meripilus giganteus
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Meripilus

P.Karst. (1882)
Type species
Meripilus giganteus
(Pers.) P.Karst. (1882)
Species

M. applanatus
M. giganteus
M. maculatus
M. sumstinei
M. tropicalis
M. villosulus

Synonyms[1]
  • Flabellopilus Kotlába & Pouzar (1957)
  • Porodon Fr. (1851)

Meripilus is a fungal genus in the family Meripilaceae.[1] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek words μερίς ("part" or "portion") and πῖλος ("cap").[2]

Species

  • Meripilus applanatus Corner (1984)[3] – South Solomons
  • Meripilus giganteus (Pers.) P.Karst. (1882) – Europe
  • Meripilus maculatus Corner (1984)[3] – Sumatra
  • Meripilus sumstinei (Murrill) M.J.Larsen & Lombard (1988)[4] – North America
  • Meripilus tropicalis Guzmán & Pérez-Silva (1975)[5] – Mexico
  • Meripilus villosulus Corner (1984)[3]– Peninsular Malaysia

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Meripilus P. Karst. 1882". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=18044. Retrieved 2011-02-07. 
  2. Donk, M.A. (1960). "The generic names proposed for Polyporaceae". Persoonia 1 (2): 173–302. http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/61056/0001/002/0173.htm. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Corner, E.J.H. (1984). Ad Polyporaceas II & III. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia. 78. Lubrecht & Cramer. pp. 187; 202–203. 
  4. Larsen, M.J.; Lombard, F.F. (1988). "The status of Meripilus giganteus (Aphyllophorales, Polyporaceae) in North America". Mycologia 80 (5): 612–621. doi:10.2307/3807709. https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1988/larse88b.pdf. 
  5. Guzmán, G.; Pérez-Silva, E. (1975). "Una nueva especie de Meripilus, hongo gigante destructor de la madera en la selva tropical de Mexico" (in Spanish). Boletín de la Sociedad Mexicana de Micologia 9: 53–59. 

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