Meripilus

Meripilus
	Meripilus giganteus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Polyporales
Family:	Meripilaceae
Genus:	Meripilus; P.Karst. (1882)
Type species
	Meripilus giganteus; (Pers.) P.Karst. (1882)
Species
	M. applanatus; M. giganteus; M. maculatus; M. sumstinei; M. tropicalis; M. villosulus
Synonyms[1]
	Flabellopilus Kotlába & Pouzar (1957); ; Porodon Fr. (1851);

Meripilus is a fungal genus in the family Meripilaceae.[1] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek words μερίς ("part" or "portion") and πῖλος ("cap").[2]

Species

Meripilus applanatus Corner (1984)[3] – South Solomons
Meripilus giganteus (Pers.) P.Karst. (1882) – Europe
Meripilus maculatus Corner (1984)[3] – Sumatra
Meripilus sumstinei (Murrill) M.J.Larsen & Lombard (1988)[4] – North America
Meripilus tropicalis Guzmán & Pérez-Silva (1975)[5] – Mexico
Meripilus villosulus Corner (1984)[3]– Peninsular Malaysia

References

"Meripilus P. Karst. 1882". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
Donk, M.A. (1960). "The generic names proposed for Polyporaceae". Persoonia. 1 (2): 173–302.
Corner, E.J.H. (1984). Ad Polyporaceas II & III. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia. Vol. 78. Lubrecht & Cramer. pp. 187, 202–203.
Larsen, M.J.; Lombard, F.F. (1988). "The status of Meripilus giganteus (Aphyllophorales, Polyporaceae) in North America" (PDF). Mycologia. 80 (5): 612–621. doi:10.2307/3807709. JSTOR 3807709.
Guzmán, G.; Pérez-Silva, E. (1975). "Una nueva especie de Meripilus, hongo gigante destructor de la madera en la selva tropical de Mexico". Boletín de la Sociedad Mexicana de Micologia (in Spanish). 9: 53–59.

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[urlMycoBank:_Meripilus-1] "Meripilus P. Karst. 1882". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-02-07.

[Donk_1960-2] Donk, M.A. (1960). "The generic names proposed for Polyporaceae". Persoonia. 1 (2): 173–302.

[Corner_1984-3] Corner, E.J.H. (1984). Ad Polyporaceas II & III. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia. Vol. 78. Lubrecht & Cramer. pp. 187, 202–203.

[Larsen_1988-4] Larsen, M.J.; Lombard, F.F. (1988). "The status of Meripilus giganteus (Aphyllophorales, Polyporaceae) in North America" (PDF). Mycologia. 80 (5): 612–621. doi:10.2307/3807709. JSTOR 3807709.

[Guzmán_1975-5] Guzmán, G.; Pérez-Silva, E. (1975). "Una nueva especie de Meripilus, hongo gigante destructor de la madera en la selva tropical de Mexico". Boletín de la Sociedad Mexicana de Micologia (in Spanish). 9: 53–59.