Stereum

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Stereum is the type genus of the Stereaceae family of fungi, in the Russulales order. Common names for species of this genus include leaf fungus, wax fungus, and shelf fungus. Fungi having a shape similar to a Stereum are said to have a stereoid shape. Stereum contains 27 species that have a widespread distribution.[3]

Description

Stereum species are wood decay fungi. Their simple, shelving fruiting bodies have a smooth hymenium, lacking gills or tubes. Like most members or the family Stereaceae, Stereum fruiting bodies lack clamp connections and produce amyloid basidiospores.

Taxonomy

It is the type genus of the Stereaceae family. Until recently, the genus was classified in the Corticiaceae family, of the Corticiales order. However, it was given its own family as a result of the split-up of the Corticiales.

The species can be divided into two groups: the bleeders (those that exude a red liquid from cut surfaces, similarly to Lactarius species) and the non-bleeders (those that do not). In 1959, Zdenek Pouzar created a distinct genus, Haematostereum, for the bleeding species of Stereum, including H. gausapatum, H. rugosum, and H. sanguinolentum.[2] Modern authors do not consider Haematostereum to be a distinct genus, so it is currently treated as a synonym of Stereum.[1]

Species

There are numerous species in this genus, the most common one being Stereum hirsutum. The following species are recognised in the genus Stereum:[4]

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Habitat

Stereum species are found to live on all kinds of deadwood or hardwood or dead leaves (they are therefore said to be saprobic). Sometimes they are also found on living leaves.

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Synonymy: Stereum Hill ex Pers". Species Fungorum CAB International. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
  2. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pouzar Z. (1959). "New genera of higher fungi III". Ceská Mykologie. 13 (1): 10–19.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kirk MP, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 665. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Species Fungorum - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 2024-02-14.

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