Basidiomycetes
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Nitidulinae
sap beetles
Nitidulinae is a subfamily of small beetles within the family Nitidulidae, commonly known as sap beetles. The subfamily contains approximately 110 genera and at least 70 described species, though taxonomic revision is ongoing. Members are primarily associated with fungal substrates, particularly large-bodied Basidiomycetes, and exhibit diverse feeding habits including phallalophagy in some lineages. The group has been subject to recent phylogenetic study focusing on body convexity as a morphological trait and host-use patterns.
Phylloporia
Genus of polypore fungi in family Hymenochaetaceae, order Hymenochaetales. Species produce annual to perennial basidiomata with resupinate to pileate-stipitate growth forms and characteristic duplex context. Hyphal system monomitic to dimitic. Basidiospores globose to cylindrical, thick-walled, yellowish to pale brown in KOH. Approximately 72 species described worldwide, predominantly distributed in tropical regions.