Climacocystis

Climacocystis
Climacocystis borealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Polyporales
Family:	Climacocystaceae
Genus:	Climacocystis Kotl. & Pouzar (1958)
Type species
Polyporus borealis Fr. (1821)
Species
C. borealis C. montana

Climacocystis is a genus of poroid fungi in the family Climacocystaceae. ^{[1] [2]} Until recently, it was monotypic genus, containing the single widespread species Climacocystis borealis . ^[3] In 2014, Chinese mycologists added the newly described species Climacocystis montana . ^[4] The generic name combines the name Climacodon with the Ancient Greek word χύστιζ ("bladder"). ^[5]

References

1. Bensch, K. "Climacocystis". MycoBank . International Mycological Association and Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute . Retrieved 22 April 2025.
2. Kotlába, F.; Pouzar, Z. (1958). "Polypori novi vel minus cogniti Cechoslovakiae III". Ceská Mykologie. 12 (2): 95–104.
3. Kirk, P.M.; Cannon, P.F.; Minter, D.W.; Stalpers, J.A. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 151. ISBN   978-0-85199-826-8.
4. Song, Jie; Chen, Yuan-Yuan; Cui, Bao-Kai (2014). "Phylogeny and Taxonomy of Climacocystis (Polyporales) in China". Cryptogamie, Mycologie. 35 (3): 221–231. doi:10.7872/crym.v35.iss3.2014.221. S2CID   85287632.
5. Donk, M.A. (1960). "The generic names proposed for Polyporaceae". Persoonia. 1 (2): 173–302.