Corticioid fungi with white, smooth surface, having a well-defined edge to the fruiting body, light coloured fruiting body on the underside of decaying wood. Macroscopically it could be confused with other genera of corticioid fungi.Distinguished by microscopic features including special sterile elements (gloeocystidia) and spores with a distinct blueing reaction in Melzer’s reagent (containing iodine). It is a group of common wood-decay fungi causing a white rot (i.e. they produce enzymes that can degrade all components of wood cell walls).

Taxonomically poorly understood, there may be 4 or 5 species in New Zealand.

Corticioid fungus forming thin cream to pale yellow crusts on dead wood.

Taxonomically poorly understood, there may be 4 or 5 species in New Zealand. Only those listed below have descriptions or images available from NZFungi.