Heterocorticium is a genus of fungi in the family Auriculariaceae. Basidiocarps (fruit bodies) are corticioid (effused), with a smooth surface, and occur on bamboo or wood. Two species have been described, both from China.[1]

Heterocorticium
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Auriculariales
Family: Auriculariaceae
Genus: Heterocorticium
S.H.He, T.Nie & Yue Li (2023)
Type species
Heterocorticium bambusicola
S.H.He, T.Nie & Yue Li (2023)
Species

H. bambusicola
H. latisporum

Taxonomy

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The genus was created as a result of molecular research, based on cladistic analysis of DNA sequences, which showed that Heterocorticium species formed their own distinct clade, separate from morphologically similar Exidiopsis species.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Li Y, Nie T, Nakasone KK, Li HJ, He SH (2023). "Taxonomy and phylogeny of corticioid fungi in Auriculariaceae (Auriculariales, Basidiomycota): A new genus, five new species and four new combinations". Journal of Fungi. 9 (3): 318. doi:10.3390/jof9030318. PMC 10056916. PMID 36983486.