Genus Hypoxylon
This is a common genus of pyrenomycetes on dead wood. Some are primary decomposers.
Species reported for the Chicago Region:
- Hypoxylon ferrugineum
- Hypoxylon fragiforme
- Hypoxylon fuscum
- Hypoxylon fuscum
- Hypoxylon investiens
- Hypoxylon perforatum
- Hypoxylon rubiginosum
- Hypoxylon serpens
Taxon Details and Links
- Nomenclature
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- Hypoxylon , Histoire des champignons de la France. I: 168 (1791). Conserved Type: Hypoxylon coccineum Bull. 1791 = H. fragiforme (Pers.) J. Kickx f. 1835.
- Taxonomy
- In 2005 some species were moved to Annulohypoxylon.
- Description links
- Wikipedia
- Related links
- Hsieh, H.-M., Y.-M. Ju, J. D. Rogers. 2005. Molecular phylogeny of Hypoxylon and closely related genera. Mycologia 97(4): 844–865. DOI: 10.3852/mycologia.97.4.844.
- Taxon links
- 2456 Hypoxylon
- MycoBank
- Index Fungorum