Efibula


Efibula is a genus of 16 species of crust fungi in the family Irpicaceae.

Taxonomy

The genus was circumscribed by Sheng-Hua Wu in 1990 with Efibula tropica as the type species. Efibula contains Phlebia-like fungi without clamp connections. Although traditionally classified in the family Phanerochaetaceae, recent molecular phylogenetic analysis supports the placement of Efibula in the Irpicaceae.

Species

, Index Fungorum accepts 16 species in Efibula:
  • Efibula americana Floudas & Hibbett
  • Efibula aurata Zmitr. & Spirin
  • Efibula avellanea Sheng H.Wu
  • Efibula bubalina Zmitr. & Spirin
  • Efibula clarkii Floudas & Hibbett
  • Efibula cordylines Zmitr. & Spirin
  • Efibula corymbata Zmitr. & Spirin
  • Efibula deflectens Sheng H.Wu
  • Efibula ginnsii Zmitr. & Spirin
  • Efibula gracilis Floudas & Hibbett
  • Efibula lutea Sheng H.Wu
  • Efibula pallidovirens Sheng H.Wu
  • Efibula subodontoidea Zmitr. & Spirin
  • Efibula subquercina Zmitr. & Spirin
  • Efibula tropica Sheng H.Wu
  • Efibula tuberculata Zmitr. & Spirin
  • Efibula verruculosa Kotir. & Saaren.
The genus Roseograndinia was created in 2005 to contain the fungus once proposed for transfer into Efibula as Efibula rosea.