Fistulina
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| Fistulina | |
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| Beefsteak fungus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Fistulinaceae |
| Genus: | Fistulina Bull. (1791)[1] |
| Type species | |
| Fistulina hepatica (Schaeffer) With. (1792) |
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| Species | |
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F. africana |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Agarico-carnis Paulet (1793) |
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Fistulina is a genus of fungi in the Fistulinaceae family. Species in the genus cause a brown rot of both dead and living hardwood trees.
[edit] References
- ^ Bulliard P. (1791) (in French). Histoire des champignons de la France. 1. p. 313.
- ^ "Fistulina Bull. 1791". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=17591. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
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