Ceriporia is a widely distributed genus of crust fungi. Although traditionally classified in the family Phanerochaetaceae, recent molecular phylogenetic analysis supports the placement of Ceriporia in the Irpicaceae.
Adults of the pleasing fungus beetle Aporotritoma pulchra have been recorded from an undetermined "Ceriporia", which may or may not be placed in that genus today.Goodrich, Michael A. & Skelley, Paul E. (1994): Fungal host records for species of Tritoma (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) of America North of Mexico. Entomol. News 105: 289-294. PDF fulltext
Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed by Dutch mycologist Marinus Anton Donk in 1930, with Ceriporia viridans as the type species. The generic name combines the Latin word cera ("wax") and the name Poria.
Molecular phylogenetic analyses have shown that Ceriporia is not monophyletic, despite an earlier study which suggested the contrary. The presence or absence of cystidia is not considered a phylogenetic character in delimiting the species of Ceriporia.
Species
A 2008 estimate placed 22 species in the genus. , Index Fungorum accepts 49 species of Ceriporia. Twenty species occur in China; eighteen species are found in the neotropics. Ceriporia alachuana (Murrill) Hallenb. (1979) – Dominican Republic Ceriporia alania Gilb. & Hemmes (2004) Ceriporia alba M.Pieri & B.Rivoire (1997) Ceriporia albobrunnea Ryvarden & Iturr. (2003) Ceriporia albomellea Yuan Yuan, Jia J.Chen, X.H.Ji (2017) – China Ceriporia amazonica A.M.S.Soares, H.M.P.Sotão & Ryvarden (2014) – Brazil Ceriporia angulata Gomes-Silva, Ryvarden & Gibertoni (2012) – Brazil Ceriporia aurantiocarnescens (Henn.) M.Pieri & B.Rivoire (1997) Ceriporia aurea Ryvarden (2014) – Brazil Ceriporia bresadolae (Bourdot & Galzin) Donk (1933) Ceriporia bubalinomarginata B.S.Jia & Y.C.Dai (2013) – China Ceriporia camaresiana (Bourdot & Galzin) Bondartsev & Singer (1941) – Corsica Ceriporia citrina M.Mata & Ryvarden (2010) – Costa Rica Ceriporia crassitunicata Y.C.Dai & Sheng H.Wu (2002) Ceriporia cystidiata Ryvarden & Iturr. (2003) Ceriporia davidii (D.A.Reid) M.Pieri & B.Rivoire (1997) Ceriporia dentipora Ryvarden (2010) – Costa Rica Ceriporia excelsa S.Lundell ex Parmasto (1959) – Europe Ceriporia ferrugineocincta (Murrill) Ryvarden (1980) – Puerto Rico Ceriporia griseoviolascens M.Pieri & B.Rivoire (1997) Ceriporia herinkii Vampola (1996) – Europe Ceriporia incrustata M.Mata & Ryvarden (2010) – Costa Rica Ceriporia inflata B.S.Jia & B.K.Cui (2012) – China Ceriporia jiangxiensis B.S.Jia & B.K.Cui (2012) – China Ceriporia lacerata N.Maek., Suhara & R.Kondo (2003) Ceriporia leptoderma (Berk. & Broome) Ryvarden (1980) – Uganda Ceriporia mellea (Berk. & Broome) Ryvarden (1978) – Uganda; Zaïre Ceriporia mellita (Bourdot & Galzin) Bondartsev & Singer (1941) – Great Britain Ceriporia merulioidea Ryvarden (2010) Ceriporia metamorphosa (Fuckel) Ryvarden & Gilb. (1993) – Europe Ceriporia microspora I.Lindblad & Ryvarden (1999) Ceriporia nanlingensis B.K.Cui & B.S.Jia (2011) – China Ceriporia ochracea Ryvarden (2014) Ceriporia otakou (G.Cunn.) P.K.Buchanan & Ryvarden (1988) Ceriporia pseudocystidiata B.S.Jia & Y.C.Dai (2013) – China Ceriporia purpurea (Fr.) Donk (1971) – Europe Ceriporia retamoana Rajchenb. (2000) Ceriporia reticulata (Hoffm.) Domanski (1963) – Europe; United States Ceriporia rhodella (Fr.) Donk (1933) Ceriporia rubescens (Petch) Ryvarden (2015) Ceriporia spissa (Schwein. ex Fr.) Rajchenb. (1983) – Great Britain Ceriporia straminea Ryvarden (2014) Ceriporia subpudorina (Pilát) Bondartsev (1953) Ceriporia subspissa Aime & Ryvarden (2007) – Guyana Ceriporia tarda (Berk.) Ginns (1984) – United States; Australia Ceriporia totara (G.Cunn.) P.K.Buchanan & Ryvarden (1988) Ceriporia variegata B.S.Jia & Y.C.Dai (2013) – China Ceriporia vermicularis M.Pieri & B.Rivoire (1997) Ceriporia viridans (Berk. & Broome) Donk (1933) – Europe Ceriporia xylostromatoides (Berk.) Ryvarden (1980)
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