Wolfiporia cartilaginea

Wolfiporia cartilaginea is a species of fungus in the order Polyporales. Found in northeastern China, it was described as new to science by Norwegian mycologist Leif Ryvarden in 1986. The type locality was the Changbaishan National Nature Reserve in Jilin province. Fruitbodies of the fungus are resupinate, with tiny pores measuring 3–4 per millimetre. The ellipsoidal spores are hyaline (translucent), non-amyloid, and measure 4–5 by 2–2.5 µm.[1]

Wolfiporia cartilaginea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Polyporales
Family:
Polyporaceae
Genus:
Wolfiporia
Species:
W. cartilaginea
Binomial name
Wolfiporia cartilaginea
Ryvarden (1986)

References
  1. Ryvarden L, Xu LW, Zhao JD (1986). "A note of the Polyporaceae in the Chang Bai Shan forest reserve in Northeastern China". Acta Mycologica Sinica. 5 (4): 226–234.


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