Cryptoporus volvatus
Species of fungus
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Cryptoporus volvatus, commonly known as the veiled polypore or cryptic globe fungus,[1] is a polypore fungus that decomposes the rotting sapwood of conifers. It is an after effect of attack by the pine bark beetle.[2]
| Cryptoporus volvatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Polyporaceae |
| Genus: | Cryptoporus |
| Species: | C. volvatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptoporus volvatus | |
| Synonyms | |
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| Cryptoporus volvatus | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Pores on hymenium |
 | No distinct cap |
 | Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
| Lacks a stipe |
 | Spore print is pink |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic or parasitic |
 | Edibility is too hard to eat |
The fungus was originally described by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck in 1875 as Polyporus volvatus.[3] Cornelius Lott Shear transferred it to the genus Cryptoporus in 1902.[4]
The fruiting body is 1.5–8.5 centimetres (1⁄2–3+1⁄4 in) across[1][5] and cream or tan in color.[6] It is hollow inside[1] and a hole is either torn by insects or a tear appears on the underside.[6] There are 3–4 whitish pores per millimetre, hidden by the veil-like margin.[1] The spores are pinkish.[6]
Some insects lay their larvae inside the fruiting body.[1] Due to its toughness, it is inedible.[1][7]
