Cryptoporus

Cryptoporus is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. Originally described as a section of Polyporus by Charles Horton Peck in 1880,[1] Cornelius Lott Shear made it a distinct genus in 1902.[2] Cryptoporus contains two species, C. sinensis and the type C. volvatus, found in southeast Asia and North America, respectively.[3] C. sinensis is morphologically indistinguishable from C. volvatus except for its smaller spores (7.5–10 by 4–5 μm compared to 10–12.5 by 5–6 μm.[4] The generic name combines the Ancient Greek words κρυπτός ("hidden") and πόρος ("pore").[5]

Cryptoporus
Cryptoporus volvatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Polyporales
Family:
Polyporaceae
Genus:
Cryptoporus

(Peck) Shear (1902)
Type species
Cryptoporus volvatus
(Peck) Shear (1902)
Species

C. sinensis
C. volvatus

Synonyms
  • Polyporus sect. Cryptoporus Peck (1880)

References
  1. Peck, C.H. (1880). "Polyporus volvatus Peck, and its varieties". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 7 (10): 102–105.
  2. Shear, C.L. (1902). "Mycological notes and new species". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 29: 449–457.
  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. 181. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  4. Wu, Sheng-Hua; Zang, Mu (2000). "Cryptoporus sinensis sp.nov., a new polypore found in China". Mycotaxon. 74 (2): 415–422.
  5. Donk, M.A. (1960). "The generic names proposed for Polyporaceae". Persoonia. 1 (2): 173–302.


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