Pseudofavolus is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by French mycologist Narcisse Théophile Patouillard in 1900.[1] The generic name combines the Ancient Greek word ψευδής ("false") with the genus name Favolus.[2]

Pseudofavolus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Polyporaceae
Genus: Pseudofavolus
Pat. (1900)
Type species
Pseudofavolus miquelii
(Mont.) Pat. (1900)

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Patouillard, N. (1900). Essai taxonomique sur les familles et les genres des Hyménomycètes (in French). Lons-le-Saunier, Imprimerie et lithographie L. Declume. p. 80.
  2. ^ Donk, M.A. (1960). "The generic names proposed for Polyporaceae". Persoonia. 1 (2): 173–302.