Xylobolus
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Xylobolus is a genus
of fungi in the Stereaceae
family. The Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008) estimated the genus to contain three widely distributed species; another, X. thoenii, was added in 2011. The genus was circumscribed by Petter Karsten in 1881.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi in the Stereaceae
Stereaceae
The Stereaceae are a family of corticioid fungi in the Russulales order. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, are lignicolous or terrestrial , and typically saprobic. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi , the family contains 22 genera and 125 species.-Genera...
family. The Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008) estimated the genus to contain three widely distributed species; another, X. thoenii, was added in 2011. The genus was circumscribed by Petter Karsten in 1881.