''Crustoderma dryinum'' is a species of

crust fungus The corticioid fungi are a group of fungi in the Basidiomycota typically having effused, smooth basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are formed on the undersides of dead tree trunks or branches. They are sometimes colloquially called crust fungi or pa ...

in the family

Meruliaceae The Meruliaceae are a family of fungi in the order Polyporales. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 47 genera and 420 species. , Index Fungorum accepts 645 species in the family. Taxonomy The family was formally circumscribed by E ...

, and the

type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen( ...

of the genus ''

Crustoderma ''Crustoderma'' is a genus of crust fungi in the family Meruliaceae. Species *''Crustoderma borbonicum'' Boidin & Gilles (1991) *''Crustoderma carolinense'' Nakasone (1984) *''Crustoderma corneum'' (Bourdot & Galzin) Nakasone (1984) *''Crustoder ...

''. It is found in Europe and Asia, where it causes a brown rot on

conifer Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single extant class, Pinopsida. All ex ...

wood.

References

Fungi described in 1873 Fungi of Asia Fungi of Europe Meruliaceae Taxa named by Miles Joseph Berkeley Fungus species {{Polyporales-stub