Fungalpedia – Note 2574, Phanerochaete
Phanerochaete. P. Karst.
Citation when using this data: Boonmee S et al. 2021 – Fungalpedia.
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Classification: Phanerochaetaceae, Polyporales, Incertae sedis, Agaricomycetes, Agaricomycotina, Basidiomycota, Fungi
Notes: Recent molecular studies demonstrate that Phanerochaete s.l. is polyphyletic and distributed across several lineages in the phlebioid clade of the Polyporales and also the Hymenochaetales (De Koker et al. 2003; Greslebin et al. 2004; Wu et al. 2010; Floudas and Hibbett 2015; Miettinen et al. 2016; Justo et al. 2017; Chen et al. 2018). In several studies, Phanerochaete s.s. which includes the type, P. alnea (Fr.) P. Karst., formed a strongly supported clade in Phanerochaetaceae (Floudas and Hibbett 2015; Miettinen et al. 2016; Spirin et al. 2017). Many new species were described in Phanerochaete s.s. based on both morphological and molecular evidence in recent years (Ghobad-Nejhad et al. 2015; Volobuev et al. 2015; Liu and He 2016; Sadlikova and Kout 2017; Spirin et al. 2017; Wu et al. 2018a, b; Phookamsak et al. 2019; Xu et al. 2020).
Type species: Phanerochaete alnea (Fr.) P. Karst., Bidr. Känn. Finl. Nat. Folk 48: 427 (1889).
Other accepted species: Species Fungorum – search Phanerochaete.
Figure 1 – Phanerochaete hainanensis (BJFC 022063, holotype). A Basidiospores. b Basidia and basidiole. c Cystidia. d Hyphae from subiculum.
References
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Saranyaphat Boonmee, Center of Excellence in Fungal Research, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand, School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand
Published online 6 June 2026
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