Family
Fomitopsidaceae (Bracket polypores)
Rhodofomes cajanderi. Photo: (c) kathawk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The Fomitopsidaceae are a family of fungi in the order Polyporales. Most species are parasitic on woody plants, and tend to cause brown rots. The name comes from Fomitopsis (meaning “looking like Fomes”) + -aceae (a suffix used to form taxonomic family names).
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
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Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
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Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
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Class: Agaricomycetes
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Order: Polyporales (Shelf fungi)
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Family: Fomitopsidaceae (Bracket polypores)
- Genus: Fomitopsis (2)
- Genus: Calcipostia (1)
- Genus: Osteina (1)
- Genus: Amylocystis (1)
- Genus: Climacocystis (1)
- Genus: Fuscopostia (1)
- Genus: Rhodofomes (1)
- Genus: Antrodia (1)
- Genus: Pycnoporellus (2)
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Family: Fomitopsidaceae (Bracket polypores)
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Order: Polyporales (Shelf fungi)
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Class: Agaricomycetes
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Subphylum: Agaricomycotina (Higher basidiomycetes)
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Phylum: Basidiomycota (Basidiomycete fungi)
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Kingdom: Fungi (Fungi including lichens)
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