Fulvifomes


Fulvifomes is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. It was formerly considered synonymous with the genus Phellinus, but it was resurrected based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic evidence.

Description

Fulvifomes is a characterized by a dimitic hyphal system, an absence of setae, coloured basidiospores, and pileate basidiomata.

Etymology

The genus name comes from the Latin word fulvus, meaning tawny.

Taxonomy

Fulvifomes contains the following species: