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Genus of fungi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lentinus is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with many species found in subtropical regions.[3]
Lentinus | |
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Lentinus tigrinus, Italy | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Polyporales |
Family: | Polyporaceae |
Genus: | Lentinus Fr. (1825)[1] |
Type species | |
Lentinus crinitus (L.) Fr. (1825) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
The genus name Lentinus is derived from the Latin lent, meaning "pliable", and inus, meaning "resembling".
As of July 2017[update], Index Fungorum accepts 120 species of Lentinus.[4] The genus includes:
Some molecular studies showed that some Polyporus species belong to the Lentinus-radiation.[7]
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