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Eukaryota > Fungi > Basidiomycota > Polyporales

Preferred term

Polyporales  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An order of fungi in the phylum BASIDIOMYCOTA having macroscopic basidiocarps. The members are characterized by their saprophytic activities as decomposers, particularly in the degradation of CELLULOSE and LIGNIN. A large number of species in the order have been used medicinally. (From Alexopoulos, Introductory Mycology, 4th ed, pp504-68)

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Synonym(s)

  • Aphyllophorales
  • txid5303

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PJBTB5L9-C

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