Hapalopilus
| Hapalopilus | |
|---|---|
| Hapalopilus nidulans | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Polyporaceae |
| Genus: | Hapalopilus P.Karst. (1881) |
| Type species | |
| Hapalopilus nidulans (Fr.) P.Karst. (1881) | |
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Hapalopilus is a genus of poroid fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus is widely distributed. The generic name combines the Ancient Greek words ἁπαλός ("tender") and πιλος ("cap"). Hapalopilus was circumscribed by Finnish mycologist Petter Adolf Karsten in 1881.