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Dichostereum
Sign in to saveDichostereum is a genus of corticioid fungi in the Peniophoraceae family. Based on 2025 data, the genus contains 14 species that have a widespread distribution.
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It is catalogued under topics including Russulales and Russulales genera.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderRussulales
- FamilyPeniophoraceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 18
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Peniophoraceae
- Collections
- UFRGS, FLAS, UFPE, MNHN, O, IPA/SP
- Recorded in
- Brasil, United States, ?, Madagascar, Venezuela, Thailand, Argentina, Ecuador
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lachnocladiaceae
- Image
- Dichostereum (10.3897-mycokeys.40.28700) Figure 2.jpg
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- taxon name
- Dichostereum
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Dichostereum
- taxon author citation
- Pilát
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Encyclopedic overview
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Dichostereum is a genus of corticioid fungi in the Peniophoraceae family. Based on 2025 data, the genus contains 14 species that have a widespread distribution.
The name was coined with the use of the ancient Greek words δῐ́χᾰ (dĭ́khă, “in two”) + στερεόν (stereón) <στερεός (stereós, “firm; rigid; solid”).
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