Albatrellus

Albatrellus is a genus of 19 species of mushroom-producing fungi in the family Albatrellaceae. Species are common in northern temperate forests, producing medium to large fleshy fruit bodies of various colors.

Albatrellus
Albatrellus ovinus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Albatrellaceae
Genus: Albatrellus
Gray (1821)
Type species
Albatrellus ovinus
(Schaeff. ex Fr.) Kotl. & Pouzar (1957)
Synonyms
  • Caloporus Quél. (1886)
  • Polyporus sect. Ovinus Lloyd (1911)
  • Albatrellopsis Teixeira (1993)
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