Dichostereum is a genus of corticioid fungi in the Peniophoraceae family. Based on 2025 data, the genus contains 14 species that have a widespread distribution.
The name was coined with the use of the ancient Greek words δῐ́χᾰ (dĭ́khă, “in two”) + στερεόν (stereón) <στερεός (stereós, “firm; rigid; solid”).
Species
Dichostereum austrosinense S.H. He & S.L. Liu Dichostereum boidinii S.H. He & S.L. Liu Dichostereum boreale (Pouzar) Ginns & M.N.L. Lefebvre Dichostereum durum (Bourdot & Galzin) Pilát Dichostereum eburneum S.H. He & S.L. Liu Dichostereum effuscatum (Cooke & Ellis) Boidin & Lanq. Dichostereum induratum (Berk.) Pilát Dichostereum kenyense Boidin & Lanq. Dichostereum orientale Boidin & Lanq. Dichostereum pallescens (Schwein.) Boidin & Lanq. Dichostereum peniophoroides (Burt) Boidin & Lanq. Dichostereum ramulosum (Boidin & Lanq.) Boidin & Lanq. Dichostereum rhodosporum (Wakef.) Boidin & Lanq. Dichostereum sordulentum (Cooke & Massee) Boidin & Lanq.
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