Melanoderma

Melanoderma is a genus of two species of white rot poroid fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2011 to accommodate the type species Melanoderma microcarpum, found in China.^[1] Melanoderma disciforme, found in Yunnan, was added to the genus in 2015.^[2] The generic name Melanoderma refers to the dark-coloured crust of the cap. Phylogenetic analyses shows that Melanoderma is closely related to the genus Vanderbylia.^[1]

Melanoderma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Polyporales
Family:	Polyporaceae
Genus:	Melanoderma B.K.Cui & Y.C.Dai (2011)
Type species
Melanoderma microcarpum B.K.Cui & Y.C.Dai (2011)
Species
M. disciforme M. microcarpum