| Inonotus | |
|---|---|
| Inonotus tamaricis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Hymenochaetales |
| Family: | Hymenochaetaceae |
| Genus: | Inonotus P.Karst. (1879) |
| Type species | |
| Inonotus cuticularis (Bull.) P.Karst. (1879) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Cyclomyces Kunze ex Fr. (1830) | |
Inonotus is a genus of fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. The genus, described by Petter Karsten in 1879, is estimated to contain about 80 species sensu lato and 30 species sensu stricto (in the strict sense).
The name comes from ino meaning fibrous and ot meaning ear.
Fungi of this genus have been recorded as main food of the pleasing fungus beetles Triplax festiva and T.frontalis, and presumably also their closest relatives T.alachuae, T.macra and T.marcescens.