Cryptoporus is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. Originally described as a section of Polyporus by Charles Horton Peck in 1880,[1] Cornelius Lott Shear made it a distinct genus in 1902.[2] Cryptoporus contains two species, C. sinensis and the type C. volvatus, found in southeast Asia and North America, respectively.[3] C. sinensis is morphologically indistinguishable from C. volvatus except for its smaller spores (7.5–10 by 4–5 μm compared to 10–12.5 by 5–6 μm.[4] The generic name combines the Ancient Greek words κρυπτός ("hidden") and πόρος ("pore").[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Polyporaceae |
| Genus: | Cryptoporus (Peck) Shear (1902) |
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| Cryptoporus volvatus (Peck) Shear (1902)
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References
edit- ^ Peck, C.H. (1880). "Polyporus volvatus Peck, and its varieties". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 7 (10): 102–105. doi:10.2307/2477509. JSTOR 2477509.
- ^ Shear, C.L. (1902). "Mycological notes and new species". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 29: 449–457. doi:10.2307/2478544. JSTOR 2478544.
- ^ Kirk, P.M.; Cannon, P.F.; Minter, D.W.; Stalpers, J.A. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- ^ Wu, Sheng-Hua; Zang, Mu (2000). "Cryptoporus sinensis sp.nov., a new polypore found in China". Mycotaxon. 74 (2): 415–422.
- ^ Donk, M.A. (1960). "The generic names proposed for Polyporaceae". Persoonia. 1 (2): 173–302.
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