Biology:Nia (fungus)
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Short description: Genus of fungi
| Nia | |
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| Nia vibrissa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Niaceae |
| Genus: | Nia R.T. Moore & Meyers |
| Type species | |
| Nia vibrissa R.T. Moore & Meyers
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Nia is a genus of fungi in the family Niaceae. The genus contains three species adapted to a marine environment. All are wood-rotting fungi, producing small, gasteroid basidiocarps (fruit bodies) on driftwood, submerged timber, mangrove wood, and similar substrates. The type species, Nia vibrissa, is widespread in temperate and tropical seas.[1]
References
- ↑ Dictionary of the Fungi. (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. 2008. p. 468. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
Wikidata ☰ Q7023479 entry
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