Superficially very similar to Inonotus with brown, thin, bracket-like, poroid fruiting bodies, but fruiting bodies of Cyclomyces are much thinner and more flexible than those of Inonotus.

A single common species in New Zealand.

Corticioid fungi forming red or brown, crust-like or pileate (shelf-like) fruiting bodies on the underside or upper part of dead wood. This genus is distinguished by forming setae (bristle-like structures) and fruiting bodies of various shades of brown or red. Members of this genus cause a white rot.

Taxonomically poorly understood, there may be more than 30 species in New Zealand.

Corticioid fungi forming brown, crust-like fruiting bodies on dead wood, causing a white rot.

Taxonomically poorly understood, there may be more than 30 species in New Zealand, only those listed below have descriptions or images available from NZFungi.