Hexagonia | |
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Hexagonia hydnoides | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Polyporales |
Family: | Polyporaceae |
Genus: |
Hexagonia Fr. (1838) |
Type species | |
Favolus hirtus (
P.Beauv.) Fr. (1838)
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Synonyms | |
Hexagonia is a genus of poroid fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions. [1] The generic name is derived from the Latin word hexagonus, meaning "with six angles". [2]
As of October 2016 [update], Index Fungorum accepts 41 species in Hexagonia: [3]
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