Amaurodon | |
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Amaurodon viridis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Thelephorales |
Family: | Thelephoraceae |
Genus: |
Amaurodon J.Schröt. (1888) |
Type species | |
Amaurodon viridis (Alb. & Schwein.) J.Schröt. (1888) |
Amaurodon is a genus of fungi in the family Thelephoraceae. Species in the genus have resupinate (flattened, crust-like) fruit bodies that grow on rotting wood. The hymenophore may have pores, teeth, or be smooth, and is typically blue to green in color.