Meripilus

Meripilus
Meripilus giganteus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Basidiomycetes
Order:	Polyporales
Family:	Meripilaceae
Genus:	Meripilus P.Karst. (1882)
Type species
Meripilus giganteus (Pers.) P.Karst. (1882)
Species
M. applanatus M. giganteus M. maculatus M. sumstinei M. tropicalis M. villosulus
Synonyms[1]
Flabellopilus Kotlába & Pouzar (1957) Porodon Fr. (1851)

Meripilus is a fungal genus in the Meripilaceae family.^[1] The widespread genus contains about five species.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Meripilus P. Karst. 1882". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=18044. Retrieved 2011-02-07. 
2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 418. ISBN 9780851998268. 

External links

• Meripilus in Index Fungorum.