Polyporus
Encyclopedia
Polyporus is a genus
of fungi in the Polyporaceae
family. It is a genus used for the production of single cell protein
s, sources of mixed protein extracted from pure or mixed cultures of algae, yeasts, fungi or bacteria (grown on agricultural wastes) used as a substitute for protein-rich foods, in human and animal feeds.
The name probably comes from poly meaning many and poros meaning passage.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi in the Polyporaceae
Polyporaceae
The Polyporaceae are a family of bracket fungi belonging to the Basidiomycota. The flesh of their fruiting bodies varies from soft to very tough. Most members of this family have their hymenium in vertical pores on the underside of the caps, but some of them have gills The Polyporaceae are a...
family. It is a genus used for the production of single cell protein
Single cell protein
Single-cell protein typically refers to sources of mixed protein extracted from pure or mixed cultures of algae, yeasts, fungi or bacteria used as a substitute for protein-rich foods, in human and animal feeds....
s, sources of mixed protein extracted from pure or mixed cultures of algae, yeasts, fungi or bacteria (grown on agricultural wastes) used as a substitute for protein-rich foods, in human and animal feeds.
The name probably comes from poly meaning many and poros meaning passage.
Species
- Polyporus alveolarisPolyporus alveolarisPolyporus alveolaris, commonly known as the hexagonal-pored polypore, is a species of fungus in the genus Polyporus. It causes a white rot of dead hardwoods. Found on sticks and decaying logs, its distinguishing features are its yellowish to orange scaly cap, and the hexagonal or diamond-shaped pores...
- Polyporus arcularius
- Polyporus badiusPolyporus badiusPolyporus badius is a species of mushroom in the genus Polyporus.-Description:Polyporus badius has a shiny red-brown to purple-black cap which can grow up to 20 cm across....
- Polyporus brumalis
- Polyporus cryptopus
- Polyporus leptocephalusPolyporus leptocephalusPolyporus leptocephalus is an inedible species of mushroom in the genus Polyporus. It usually grows on the branches of broad leaves trees.-Description:...
- Polyporus ludovicianusPolyporus ludovicianusInonotus ludovicianus is a species of fungus in the Polyporaceae family. A plant pathogen, it is found in the southwestern United States....
- Polyporus melanopusPolyporus melanopusPolyporus melanopus is a species of mushroom in the genus Polyporus. It can be found growing on dead wood.-Description:Polyporus melanopus has a brown velvety cap which grows up to 10 cm across....
- Polyporus phyllostachydisPolyporus phyllostachydisPolyporus phyllostachydis is a fungus species belonging to the genus Polyporus. It is a species known from Japan to grow on the ground on the living or dead roots of the Phyllostachys edulis bamboo....
, Sotome, T. Hatt. & Kakish. - Polyporus rhizophilus
- Polyporus septosporus
- Polyporus squamosusPolyporus squamosusPolyporus squamosus is an basidiomycete bracket fungus, with common names including Dryad's saddle and Pheasant's back mushroom. It has a widespread distribution, being found in North America, Australia, Asia, and Europe, where it causes a white rot in the heartwood of living and dead hardwood trees...
- Polyporus tuberaster
- Polyporus umbellatusPolyporus umbellatusPolyporus umbellatus is a rare, inedible species of mushroom, found growing on roots of old beeches or oak.-Description:The fruiting body is composed of numerous caps. They are 1–4 cm in diameter, deeply umbilicate, light brown, and form the extremities of a strong, many branched stock...
- Polyporus varius
External links
- Polyporus at Index FungorumIndex FungorumIndex Fungorum, an international project to index all formal names in the Fungi Kingdom. Somewhat comparable to the IPNI, but with more contributing institutions....