Leptoporus

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Leptoporus
Leptoporus mollis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Irpicaceae
Genus: Leptoporus
Quél. (1886)
Type species
Pers.
) Quél. (1886)

Leptoporus is a

temperate areas.[1] The generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek words λεπτός ("thin") and πόρος ("pore").[2]

Although traditionally classified in the family

molecular phylogenetic analysis supports the placement of Leptoporus in the Irpicaceae.[3][4]

Species

References

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  2. ^ Donk, M.A. (1960). "The generic names proposed for Polyporaceae". Persoonia. 1 (2): 173–302.
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