Pyrofomes

Pyrofomes
Pyrofomes demidoffii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Polyporaceae
Genus: Pyrofomes
Kotl. & Pouzar (1964)
Type species
Pyrofomes demidoffii
(Lév.) Kotl. & Pouzar (1964)
Species

P. albomarginatus
P. castanopsidis
P. demidoffii
P. fulvoumbrinus
P. juniperinus
P. lateritius
P. perlevis
P. tricolor

Pyrofomes is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Czech mycologists František Kotlaba and Zdenek Pouzar in 1964. The type species, Pyrofomes demidoffii, was once considered a widespread species with a distribution that included East Africa, Middle Asia, Europe, and North America. DNA evidence demonstrated that North American collections represented a lineage that was different than European collections. The North American sibling was reinstated as P. juniperinus in 2017.

Ecology

Pyrofomes, a type of brown rot fungi, plays a crucial role in forest ecosystems by decomposing persistent lignin, releasing trapped nutrients to fuel new plant growth. Without the activity of lignin decomposers like Pyrofomes, an essential aspect of the nutrient cycle would be hindered, potentially reducing ecosystem productivity.

Species

The following species are assigned to Pyrofomes:

References

  1. ↑ Kotlaba, F.; Pouzar, Z. (1964). "Staining spores of Homobasidiomycetes in cotton blue and its importance for taxonomy". Feddes Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis. 69: 131–142.
  2. 1 2 Vlasák, Josef; Vlasák, Josef Jr.; Harvey, Patrick G.; Leacock, Patrick R.; Spirin, Viacheslav (2017). "Pyrofomes juniperinus, comb nova., the North American sibling of P. demidoffii (Polyporales, Basidiomycota)" (PDF). Annales Botanici Fennici. 55 (1–3): 1–6. doi:10.5735/085.055.0101.
  3. ↑ Assefa, A.; Abate, D. (September 2020). "Evaluation of nutritional requirements of medicinal fungus, Pyrofomes demidoffii under submerged fermentation". Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 28. doi:10.1016/j.bcab.2020.101765. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  4. ↑ Assefa, A.; Abate, D.; Stenlid, J. (January 6, 2015). Holdenrieder, O. (ed.). "Characterization of Pyrofomes demidoffii from Ethiopian Afromontane forests". Forest Pathology. 45 (4): 263–273. doi:10.1111/efp.12166. ISSN 1437-4781 – via WILEY.
  5. ↑ Ryvarden, L. (1972). "A critical checklist of the Polyporaceae in tropical East Africa". Norwegian Journal of Botany. 19: 229–238.
  6. ↑ Cui B.K.; Dai, Y.C. (2011). "A new species of Pyrofomes (Basidiomycota, Polyporaceae) from China". Nova Hedwigia. 93 (3–4): 437–441. doi:10.1127/0029-5035/2011/0093-0437.