Fungalpedia – Note 2403, Fomitopsidaceae

 

Fomitopsidaceae Jülich

Citation when using this data: Yuan HS et al. 2020 – Fungalpedia, Basidiomycota.

Index Fungorum, Facesoffungi, MycoBank, GenBank.

Classification: Polyporales, Incertae sedis, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycotina, Basidiomycota, Fungi

Fomitopsidaceae was established by Jülich (1981) and typified by the genus Fomitopsis P. Karst. Around 24 genera and 197 species were accepted in the family before 2008 according to the 10th edition of Dictionary of the Fungi (Kirk et al. 2008). Recently, taxonomic and phylogentic studies were carried out on Fomitopsidaceae and eleven new genera were proposed: Amaropostia B.K. Cui, L.L. Shen & Y.C. Dai, Calcipostia B.K. Cui, L.L. Shen & Y.C. Dai, Cystidiopostia B.K. Cui, L.L. Shen & Y.C. Dai, Fuscopostia B.K. Cui, L.L. Shen & Y.C. Dai, Fragifomes B.K. Cui, M.L. Han & Y.C. Dai, Niveoporofomes B.K. Cui, M.L. Han & Y.C. Dai, Piptoporellus B.K. Cui, M.L. Han & Y.C. Dai, Rhodofomitopsis B.K. Cui, M.L. Han & Y.C. Dai, Rubellofomes B.K. Cui, M.L. Han & Y.C. Dai, Ungulidaedalea B.K. Cui, M.L. Han & Y.C. Dai and Pseudofibroporia Yuan Y. Chen & B.K. Cui (Han et al. 2016; Chen et al. 2017; Shen et al. 2019), and many new species were described (Cui 2013; Cui and Dai 2013; Li et al. 2013; Han et al. 2014; Shen and Cui 2014; Shen et al. 2014; Song et al. 2014; Chen et al. 2015; Han and Cui 2015; Han et al. 2015; Shen et al. 2015; Chen and Cui 2016; Han et al. 2016; Chen et al. 2017; Song and Cui 2017; Song et al. 2018c; Shen et al. 2019). Fomitopsidaceae is the most important family of the brown-rot fungi. Species previously belonging to Fomitopsidaceae were divided into three clades at family level according to Justo et al. (2017), which needs to be clarified in the future.

Type genus: Fomitopsis P. Karst., Rev. Mycol., Toulouse 3(no. 9): 18 (1881).

 

References

Chen YY, Cui BK 2016 – Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of the Antrodia heteromorpha complex in China. Mycoscience 57:1–10.

Chen YY, Wu F, Wang M, Cui BK 2017 – Species diversity and molecular systematics of Fibroporia (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) and its related genera. Mycol Prog 16:521–533.

Chen Q, Jiang JR, Zhang GZ, Cai L, Crous PW 2015 – Resolving the Phoma enigma. Stud Mycol 82:137–217.

Cui BK 2013 – Antrodia tropica sp. nov. from southern China inferred from morphological characters and molecular data. Mycol Prog 12:223–230.

Cui BK, Dai YC 2013 – Molecular phylogeny and morphology reveal a new species of Amyloporia (Basidiomycota) from China. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 104:817–827.

Han ML, Cui BK 2015 – Morphological characters and molecular data reveal a new species of Fomitopsis (Polyporales) from southern China. Mycoscience 56:168–176.

Han ML, Song J, Cui BK 2014 – Morphology and molecular phylogeny for two new species of Fomitopsis (Basidiomycota) from South China. Mycol Prog 13:905–914.

Han ML, Vlasák J, Cui BK 2015 – Daedalea americana sp. nov. (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) evidenced by morphological characters and phylogenetic analysis. Phytotaxa 204:277–286.

Han ML, Chen YY, Shen LL, Song J, Vlasák J, Dai YC, Cui BK 2016 – Taxonomy and phylogeny of the brown-rot fungi: Fomitopsis and its related genera. Fungal Divers 80:343–373.

Li HJ, Cui BK, Dai YC 2014 – Taxonomy and multi-gene phylogeny of Datronia (Polyporales, Basidiomycota). Persoonia 32:170–182.

Jülich W 1981 – Higher taxa of Basidiomycetes. Bibliotheca Mycologica 85:1–485.

Justo A, Miettinen O, Floudas D, Ortiz-Santana B, Sjökvist E, Lindner D, Nakasone K, Niemelä T, Larsson K-H, Ryvarden L, Hibbett DS 2017 – A revised family-level classification of the Polyporales (Basidiomycota). Fungal Biol 121:798–824.

Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA 2008 – Ainsworth & Bisby’s dictionary of the fungi, 10th edn. CAB International, Wallingford.

Shen LL, Cui BK 2014 – Morphological and molecular evidence for a new species of Postia (Basidiomycota) from China. Cryptogamie Mycologie 35:199–207.

Shen LL, Cui BK, Dai YC 2014 – A new species of Postia (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) from China based on morphological and molecular evidence. Phytotaxa 162:147–156.

Shen LL, Liu HX, Cui BK 2015 – Morphological characters and molecular data reveal two new species of Postia (Basidiomycota) from China. Mycol Prog 14:7.

Shen LL, Wang M, Zhou JL, Xing JH, Cui BK, Dai YC 2019 – Taxonomy and phylogeny of Postia. Multi-gene phylogeny and taxonomy of the brown-rot fungi: Postia and its related genera. Persoonia 42:101–126.

Song J, Cui BK 2017 – Phylogeny, divergence time and historical biogeography of Laetiporus (Basidiomycota, Polyporales). BMC Evol Biol 17:102.

Song J, Chen YY, Cui BK, Liu HG, Wang YZ 2014 – Morphological and molecular evidence for two new species of Laetiporus (Basidiomycota, Polyporales) from southwestern China. Mycologia 106:1039–1050.

Song J, Sun YF, Ji X, Dai YC, Cui BK 2018c – Phylogeny and taxonomy of Laetiporus (Basidiomycota, Polyporales) with descriptions of two new species from western China. MycoKeys 37:57–71.

 

Entry by

Hai-Sheng Yuan, CAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Management, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110164, People’s Republic of China, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People’s Republic of China

 

Published online 5 May 2026

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