Epithele

Genus of fungi

Epithele

Epithele typhae, Bonnefont, France
Scientific classification
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Fungi

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Basidiomycota

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Agaricomycetes

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Polyporales

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Polyporaceae

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Epithele

(Pat.) Pat. (1900)

Type species
Epithele typhae

(Pat.) Pat. (1900)

Synonyms

* Hypochnus sect. Epithele Pat. (1899)

Epithele is a genus of crust fungi in the family Polyporaceae.

## Taxonomy

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Epithele was first proposed in 1899 by French mycologist Narcisse Théophile Patouillard as a section of the genus Hypochnus. He included Hypochnus dussii and the type species, H. typhae, based on their similar appearance, habitat, and organization. Patouillard emphasized the presence of hyphal pegs as a major distinguishing characteristic of the genus.[1] Hyphal pegs are bundles of hyphae that originate in the trama and project into the hymenium. A year later, he raised Epithele to generic status, maintaining the same two species.[2] Hypochnus dussii later became the type of the genus Tubulicium.[3] Daisy Boquiren revised the genus in 1971, accepting 13 species.[4] Later contributions to the systematics of Epithele were made by Jülich (1976),[5] Boidin and Lanquetin (1983),[6] Boidin and Gilles (2000),[6] and Hjortstam and Ryvarden (2005).[7] In 2013, Karen Nakasone emended the generic concept to include Epithele bambusae (a species without hyphal pegs), and accepted 17 species.[8]

## Species

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As of April 2024[update], Index Fungorum accepts 23 species of Epithele:[9][10]

* Epithele bambusae (Burt) K.K.Nakasone (2013)[8]
* Epithele bambusina Rick (1959)[11] – Brazil
* Epithele belizensis K.K.Nakasone (2013)[8]
* Epithele bisterigmata Boidin, Gilles & Duhem (2000)[6] – Réunion
* Epithele ceracea K.K.Nakasone (2013)[8]
* Epithele citrispora Boidin, Lanq. & Gilles (1983)[12]
* Epithele cylindricosterigmata Han C.Wang & Sheng H.Wu (2010)[13]
* Epithele efibulata Boidin, Lanq. & Gilles (1983)[12]
* Epithele fasciculata (G.Cunn.) Boidin & Gilles (1986)
* Epithele horridula Rick (1940)
* Epithele hydnoides Burt (1923)[14] – Hawaii
* Epithele interrupta Bres. (1914)[15] – Congo
* Epithele lutea Han C.Wang & Sheng H.Wu (2010)[13]
* Epithele macarangae Boidin & Lanq. (1983)[12]
* Epithele malaiensis Boidin & Lanq. (1983)[12]
* Epithele nikau G.Cunn. (1956)[16] – New Zealand
* Epithele nivea Rick (1959)[11] – Brazil
* Epithele ovalispora Boidin & Lanq. (1983)[12]
* Epithele reunionis Nakasone (2013)[8]
* Epithele ryvardenii Nakasone (2013)[8]
* Epithele straminea Rick (1959)[11] – Brazil
* Epithele subfusispora (Burds. & Nakasone) Hjortstam & Ryvarden (2005)[17] – South America
* Epithele sulphurea Burt (1920)[18] – North America
* Epithele typhae (Pers.) Pat. (1900)

## References

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1. ^ Patouillard, M. (1899). "Champignons de la Guadeloupe". Bulletin Trimestriel de la Société Mycologique de France (in French). 15: 191–210.
2. ^ Patouillard, M. (1900). Essai taxonomique sur les families et les genres des Hyménomycètes (in French). Lons-le-Saunier: Lucien Declume. p. 59.
3. ^ Oberwinkler, F. (1965). "Primitive Basidiomyceten. Revision einiger Formenkreise von Basidienpilzen mit plastischer Basidie". Sydowia (in German). 19 (1–6): 1–72 (see p. 53).1–6&rft.pages=1-72+(see+p.+53)&rft.date=1965&rft.au=Oberwinkler,+F.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Epithele" class="Z3988">
4. ^ Boquiren, Daisy T. (1971). "The genus Epithele". Mycologia. 63 (5): 937–957\. doi:10.2307/3757896. JSTOR 3757896.
5. ^ Jülich, W. (1976). "Studies in hydnoid fungi – I. On some genera with hyphal pegs". Persoonia. 8 (4): 447–458.
6. ^ a b c Boidin, J.; Gilles, G. (2000). "Basidiomycètes Aphyllophorales de l'île de La Réunion. XIX: Le genre Epithele (Pat.) Pat. 1900". Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon (in French). 69 (9): 193–198\. doi:10.3406/linly.2000.11346.
7. ^ Hjortstam, K.; Ryvarden, L. (2005). "Notes on the genus Epithele (Basidiomycotina, Aphyllophorales) from South America". Synopsis Fungorum. 20: 23–32.
8. ^ a b c d e f Nakasone, Karen K. (2013). "Taxonomy of Epithele (Polyporales, Basidiomycota)" (PDF). Sydowia. 65: 59–112.[permanent dead link]
9. ^ Kirk, P.M. "Species Fungorum (version 29th May 2017). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2017-06-05.[permanent dead link]
10. ^ Kirk, P.M. "Species Fungorum (version 2024-04-28). In ITIS Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2025-02-24.
11. ^ a b c Rick, J.E. (1959). "Eubasidii in Rio Grande do Sul - Brasilia. 2. Thelephoraceae". Iheringia (in Spanish). 4: 61–124 (see p. 87).
12. ^ a b c d e Boidin, J.; Lanquetin, P. (1983). "Basidiomycètes Aphyllophorales epitheloides étalés". Mycotaxon (in French). 16 (2): 461–499.
13. ^ a b Wang, H.C.; Wu, S.H.; Dai, Y.C. (2010). "Three new species of corticioid fungi with hyphal pegs". Mycologia. 102 (5): 1153–1157\. doi:10.3852/09-205. PMID 20943514. S2CID 12708877.
14. ^ Burt, E.A. (1923). "Higher fungi of the Hawaiian Islands". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 10 (2): 179–189\. Bibcode:1923AnMBG..10..179B. doi:10.2307/2394036. JSTOR 2394036.
15. ^ De Wildeman, É. (1914). "Additions à la Flore du Congo". Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État à Bruxelles (in French). 4 (1): 1–241 (see p. 25). doi:10.2307/3666479. JSTOR 3666479.
16. ^ Cunningham, G.H. (1956). "Thelephoraceae of New Zealand. Part VII. The genus Lopharia. Part VIII. The genera Epithele and Mycobonia". Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 83 (4): 621–636.
17. ^ Ryvarden, L.; Hjortstam, K. (2005). "Notes on Epithele from South America (Basidiomycotina, Aphyllophorales)". Synopsis Fungorum. 20: 23–32.
18. ^ Burt, E.A. (1919). "The Thelephoraceae of North America. XI. Tulasnella, Veluticeps, Mycobonia, Epithele, and Lachnocladium". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 6 (4): 253–280 (see p. 265). Bibcode:1919AnMBG...6..253B. doi:10.2307/2990131. JSTOR 2990131.

Taxon identifiers

Epithele|

* Wikidata: Q5383689
* AusFungi: 60015450
* CoL: 4DG7
* EoL: 16524
* EPPO: 1EPTHG
* GBIF: 2523281
* iNaturalist: 374732
* IndexFungorum: 17564
* IRMNG: 1378083
* MycoBank: 17564
* NBN: NHMSYS0001481843
* NCBI: 378193
* NZOR: 16cd1d9c-1b10-4897-8146-e47d81f5c9aa
* Open Tree of Life: 39810
* Paleobiology Database: 208351
* SpeciesFungorum: 17564