| Inonotus | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Inonotus tamaricis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Hymenochaetales |
| Family: | Hymenochaetaceae |
| Genus: | Inonotus P.Karst. (1879) |
| Type species | |
| Inonotus cuticularis (Bull.) P.Karst. (1879) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
CyclomycesKunze ex Fr. (1830) | |
Inonotus is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. The genus, described by Petter Karsten in 1879, [2] is estimated to contain about 80 species sensu lato and 30 species sensu stricto (in the strict sense). [3]
The name comes from ino meaning fibrous and ot meaning ear. [4]