Tyromyces chioneus

Tyromyces chioneus (Fr.) P.Karst.

A species in the family Incrustoporiaceae, order Polyporales. Recorded under 1 common name across 1 language.

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Classification

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Incrustoporiaceae
Genus: Tyromyces

What it is called

Dutch: Sneeuwwitte kaaszwam

Also known as

Older literature may use these names. They all refer to the same species.

Boletus candidus Pers. ex Steudel
Leptoporus albellus (Peck) Bourdot & L.Maire
Leptoporus albellus subsp. chioneus (Fr.) Bourdot & Galzin
Leptoporus chioneus (Fr.) Pat.
Leptoporus chioneus f. pellucida Bourdot
Leptoporus lacteus f. albellus (Peck) Pilát
Polyporus betulinus var. albellus (Peck) Cooke
Polystictus chioneus (Fr.) Gillot & Lucand
Ungularia chionea (Fr.) Lázaro Ibiza

Others in Tyromyces

Tyromyces afrochioneus Tyromyces afrospatulatus Tyromyces albiformis Tyromyces albogilvus Tyromyces albovinaceus Tyromyces albus Tyromyces allantoideus Tyromyces amarus Tyromyces amazonicus

Classification and names from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC-BY 4.0).

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