Oxyporus similis

Oxyporus similis is a species of fungus in the Schizoporaceae family. A plant pathogen, it is found in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, where it grows on the trunks of black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa).[1] It also affects peach and nectarines.

Oxyporus similis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Basidiomycetes
Order:
Hymenochaetales
Family:
Schizoporaceae
Genus:
Oxyporus
Species:
O. similis
Binomial name
Oxyporus similis
(Bres.) Ryvarden (1972)
Synonyms

Poria similis Bres. (1925)
Chaetoporus similis (Bres.) J.E.Wright (1964)

See also

References
  1. Miettinen O, Niemelä T, Ryvarden L (2007). "A new polypore Irpex cremicolor described from north Europe". Mycotaxon. 102: 415–24.


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