| Truncospora | |
|---|---|
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| Truncospora atlantica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Polyporaceae |
| Genus: | Truncospora Pilát (1953) |
| Type species | |
| Polyporus ochroleucus Berk. (1845) | |
Truncospora is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae.
The genus was originally proposed by Czech mycologist Albert Pilát in 1941, [1] but this publication is invalid because a type species was not designated, contrary to the rules of botanical nomenclature. [2] He published the genus validly in 1953 with two species: Truncospora oboensis , and the type, T. ochroleuca. [3] Leif Ryvarden placed the genus in synonymy with Perenniporia in 1972, [4] but molecular studies have shown that Truncospora is distinct genetically, and comprises part of the "core polyporoid clade", a grouping of fungi roughly equivalent to the family Polyporaceae. [5] [6]
The generic name Truncospora is derived from the Latin trunco ("I cut off") and the Ancient Greek σπορά ("spore"). [7]
Truncospora is characterized by relatively small, cap-forming fruit bodies that generally measure about 1.5–3 cm (0.6–1.2 in) long, 2.5–3.5 cm (1.0–1.4 in) wide, and 1–4 cm (0.4–1.6 in) thick. The skeletal hyphae range from non-dextrinoid to dextrinoid, and the spores are truncate and strongly dextrinoid. [3] [8]
The following species in are accepted in the genus Truncospora: [9]