Amylofungus

Amylofungus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Russulales
Family:	Peniophoraceae
Genus:	Amylofungus ; Sheng H. Wu
Type species
	Amylofungus corrosus ; (G. Cunn.) Sheng H. Wu

Last updated November 15, 2025

Amylofungus is a genus of fungi in the Peniophoraceae family.^[1] Based on 2025 data, it includes 2 species:^[2]

Amylofungus corrosus (G. Cunn.) Sheng H. Wu
Amylofungus globosporus (N. Maek.) Sheng H. Wu

References

↑ Wu, S. H. (1996). "Two new genera of corticioid basidiomycetes with gloeocystidia and amyloid basidiospores". Mycologia . 87 (6): 886–90. doi:10.1080/00275514.1995.12026610.
↑ Kirk, Paul (ed.). "Amylofungus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 23 August 2025.

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[1] Wu, S. H. (1996). "Two new genera of corticioid basidiomycetes with gloeocystidia and amyloid basidiospores". Mycologia . 87 (6): 886–90. doi:10.1080/00275514.1995.12026610.

[2] Kirk, Paul (ed.). "Amylofungus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 23 August 2025.

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