''Trichaptum podocarpi'' is a species of
fungus
A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...
in the order
Hymenochaetales
The Hymenochaetales are an order of fungi in the class Agaricomycetes. The order in its current sense is based on molecular research and not on any unifying morphological characteristics. According to one 2008 estimate, the Hymenochaetales con ...
. It differs from species in its genus by having totally
resupinate basidiocarp
In fungi, a basidiocarp, basidiome, or basidioma () is the sporocarp of a basidiomycete, the multicellular structure on which the spore-producing hymenium is borne. Basidiocarps are characteristic of the hymenomycetes; rusts and smuts do no ...
s, distinctly long
cystidia
A cystidium (: cystidia) is a relatively large cell found on the sporocarp of a basidiomycete (for example, on the surface of a mushroom gill), often between clusters of basidia. Since cystidia have highly varied and distinct shapes that are o ...
, and in its habitat on ''
Podocarpus
''Podocarpus'' () is a genus of conifers, the most numerous and widely distributed of the podocarp family, the Podocarpaceae. ''Podocarpus'' species are evergreen shrubs or trees, usually from tall, known to reach at times. The cones have ...
''.
It was first isolated from China.
References
Further reading
*Dai, Yu-Cheng, et al. "Wood-inhabiting fungi in southern China. 4. Polypores from Hainan Province." Annales Botanici Fennici. Vol. 48. No. 3. Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board, 2011.
*Mihál, Ivan. "Species diversity, abundance and dominance of macromycetes in beech forest stands with different intensity of shelterwood cutting interventions." (2008).
*Hibbett, David S., and Manfred Binder. "Evolution of complex fruiting–body morphologies in homobasidiomycetes." Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences 269.1504 (2002): 1963–1969.
External links
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MycoBank
Hymenochaetales
Fungi of China
Fungi described in 2009
Fungus species
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