Haploporus septatus

Haploporus septatus is a species of poroid crust fungus in the family Polyporaceae. Found in China, it causes a white rot in decomposing angiosperm wood.

Haploporus septatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Polyporales
Family:
Polyporaceae
Genus:
Haploporus
Species:
H. septatus
Binomial name
Haploporus septatus
L.L.Shen, Y.C.Dai & B.K.Cui (2016)

Taxonomy

The fungus was collected from Ailaoshan Nature Reserve in Jingdong County (Yunnan Province) in October 2013, and described as a new species three years later. The specific epithet septatus refers to the septate skeletal hyphae.[1]

Description

Fruit bodies of Haploporus septatus are crust-like, measuring 4–5.5 cm (1.6–2.2 in) long, 1–2.5 cm (0.4–1.0 in) wide, and up to 8 mm thick at the centre. The hymenophore, or pore surface, is white to cream coloured. The pores number around five to six per millimetre. The context has no distinct odour or taste.[1]

The hyphal structure is dimitic, meaning that there are both generative and skeletal hyphae. The generative hyphae have clamp connections. The thick-walled, cylindrical spores typically measure 8.5–11 by 5–6 μm.[1]

References
  1. Shen, Lu-Lu; Chen, Jia-Jia; Wang, Ming; Cui, Bao-Kai (2016). "Taxonomy and multi-gene phylogeny of Haploporus (Polyporales, Basidiomycota)". Mycological Progress. 15: 731–742. doi:10.1007/s11557-016-1203-y.
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