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Abortiporus
Sign in to saveAbortiporus is a genus of fungi in the family Meruliaceae. The widely distributed genus contains three species. Species in the genus grow on the wood of hardwoods and conifers, either alone or around the stumps and living trees. It causes a white rot in dead wood and a white trunk rot in living wood. The genus was circumscribed in 1904 by William Alphonso Murrill. The generic name is derived from the Latin abortus (arrested development of any organ) and the Ancient Greek (pore).
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Within Vinony's link graph, Abortiporus is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to fungi, Latin and International Standard Book Number.
It sits within the topics Meruliaceae, Polyporales genera and Taxa described in 1904.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderPolyporales
- FamilyPodoscyphaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Podoscyphaceae
- Collections
- ECOSUR, MEL, ARIZ, MU, IPA, UC
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Australia, United States, Brasil, Venezuela, Madagascar
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Meruliaceae
- Image
- Abortiporus biennis 197275.jpg
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- Abortiporus
- taxon name
- Abortiporus
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Abortiporus
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Encyclopedic overview
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Abortiporus is a genus of fungi in the family Meruliaceae. The widely distributed genus contains three species. Species in the genus grow on the wood of hardwoods and conifers, either alone or around the stumps and living trees. It causes a white rot in dead wood and a white trunk rot in living wood. The genus was circumscribed in 1904 by William Alphonso Murrill. The generic name is derived from the Latin abortus (arrested development of any organ) and the Ancient Greek (pore).
==References==
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