Pyrofomes castanopsidis

Pyrofomes castanopsidis is a species of polypore fungus in the family Polyporaceae. It was described as new to science in 2011 by Chinese mycologists Bao-Kai Cui and Yu-Cheng Dai. The type collections of the fungus were made in Luofushan Forest Park in Huizhou (Guangdong Province, China), where the fungus was discovered growing on a live plant of Castanopsis. The specific epithet castanopsidis refers to the genus of the host plant.[1]

Pyrofomes castanopsidis
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P. castanopsidis
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Pyrofomes castanopsidis
B.K.Cui & Y.C.Dai (2011)

References

  1. Cui Bao-Kai; Dai, Yu-Cheng (2011). "A new species of Pyrofomes (Basidiomycota, Polyporaceae) from China". Nova Hedwigia. 93 (3–4): 437–441. doi:10.1127/0029-5035/2011/0093-0437.


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