Phlebia was circumscribed by Swedish mycologist Elias Fries in his 1821 work Systema Mycologicum. He included four species: P. merismoides, P. radiata, P. contorta, and P. vaga.[4]
Several molecular studies have demonstrated that Phlebia is a collection of sometimes unrelated taxa that share some morphological similarities.[5][6] In a 2015 study, Floudas and Hibbett identified a "core Phlebia clade" within the larger Phlebioid clade, containing P. radiata, P. acerina, P. floridensis, P. setulosa, P. brevispora, and P. tremellosa.[7] A subsequent study suggested that P. lindtneri, P. serialis and P. leptospermi should be added to this core group.[6]
Phlebia-like fungi with aculei (spines) are often included in the genera Mycoacia if they are monomitic, and Mycoaciella if they are dimitic or trimitic.[8]
^Floudas, Dimitrios; Hibbett, David S. (2015). "Revisiting the taxonomy of Phanerochaete (Polyporales, Basidiomycota) using a four gene dataset and extensive ITS sampling". Fungal Biology. 119 (8): 679–719. doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2015.04.003. PMID26228559.
^Nakasone, K.K.; Eslyn, W.E. (1981). "A new species, Phlebia brevispora, a cause of internal decay in utility poles". Mycologia. 73 (5): 803–811. doi:10.2307/3759792. JSTOR3759792.
^ abDuhem, B. (2013). "Phlebia rhodana sp. nov. et Phlebia jurassica sp. nov (Agaricomycotina), deux espèces nouvelles de France avec hyménophore tuberculé". Cryptogamie, Mycologie (in French). 34 (4): 291–301. doi:10.7872/crym.v34.iss4.2013.291. S2CID86584737.
^Hennings, P. (1897). "Beiträge zur Pilzflora Südamerikas. II". Hedwigia (in German). 36: 190–246.
^Gilbertson, R.L.; Hemmes, D.E. (2004). "New species of lignicolous basidiomycetes from Hawaii". Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden. 89: 81–92.
^Hjortstam, K.; Ryvarden, L. (1988). "Notes on the Corticiaceae of northern China". Acta Mycologica Sinica. 7 (2): 77–88.
^Duhem, Bernard (2009). "Phlebia pyrenaica sp. nov., une nouvelle espèce méditerranéenne" [Phlebia pyrenaica sp nov., a new mediterranean species]. Cryptogamie, Mycologie (in French). 30 (4): 319–328.
^Hallenberg, N.; Hjortstam, K. (1988). "Studies in Corticiaceae (Basidiomycetes): new species and new combinations". Mycotaxon. 31 (2): 439–443.