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Gloiodon
Sign in to saveGloiodon is a genus of mushrooms in the family Bondarzewiaceae. It was first described by Finnish mycologist Petter Karsten in 1879.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderRussulales
- FamilyBondarzewiaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2
- With media
- 2
- Family
- Bondarzewiaceae
- Collections
- BPI, WTU
- Recorded in
- India, United States
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Distribution
- Taxonomy
- References
Gloiodon is a genus of mushrooms in the family Bondarzewiaceae. It was first described by Finnish mycologist Petter Karsten in 1879.
All species in Gloiodon are wood-inhabiting fungi growing on trunks of dead trees causing white rot.
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