Haploporus cylindrosporus

Haploporus cylindrosporus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Polyporales
Family:	Polyporaceae
Genus:	Haploporus
Species:	H. cylindrosporus
Binomial name
	Haploporus cylindrosporus; L.L.Shen, Y.C.Dai & B.K.Cui (2016)

Haploporus cylindrosporus is a species of poroid crust fungus in the family Polyporaceae. Found in China, it causes a white rot in decomposing angiosperm wood.

Taxonomy

The fungus was collected from Ailaoshan Nature Reserve in Jingdong County (Yunnan Province) in August 2015, and described as a new species the following year. The specific epithet cylindrosporus refers to the cylindrical spores.[1]

Description

Fruit bodies of Haploporus cylindrosporus are crust-like, measuring 5–8.5 cm (2.0–3.3 in) long, 2–2.5 cm (0.8–1.0 in) wide, and up to 2 mm thick at the centre. The hymenophore, or pore surface, is white to cream coloured. The pores number around four to five per millimetre. There is a distinct margin that surrounds the fruit body, which is up to 2.5 mm wide.[1]

The hyphal structure is dimitic, meaning that there are both generative and skeletal hyphae. The generative hyphae have clamp connections. The thick-walled, cylindrical spores typically measure 10–11.5 by 4.5–5 μm.[1]

References

Shen, Lu-Lu; Chen, Jia-Jia; Wang, Ming; Cui, Bao-Kai (2016). "Taxonomy and multi-gene phylogeny of Haploporus (Polyporales, Basidiomycota)". Mycological Progress. 15: 731–742. doi:10.1007/s11557-016-1203-y.

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[Shen_2016-1] Shen, Lu-Lu; Chen, Jia-Jia; Wang, Ming; Cui, Bao-Kai (2016). "Taxonomy and multi-gene phylogeny of Haploporus (Polyporales, Basidiomycota)". Mycological Progress. 15: 731–742. doi:10.1007/s11557-016-1203-y.