Hydnophlebia chrysorhiza
Species of fungus
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Hydnophlebia chrysorhiza, also known as Phanerochaete chrysorhizon, is a species of crust fungus in family Meruliaceae.
| Hydnophlebia chrysorhiza | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Meruliaceae |
| Genus: | Hydnophlebia |
| Species: | H. chrysorhiza |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydnophlebia chrysorhiza (Eaton) Parmasto (1967) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Grandiniella chrysorhizon (Eaton) Burds. (1977) | |
Taxonomy
The taxon was originally described as Hydnum chrysorhizum by Amos Eaton in 1817.[1][2] It is the type species of the genus Hydnophlebia.
Description
It is a white rot organism infecting dead deciduous trees.[3] The orange crust grows up to 5 centimetres (2 in) wide. Similar species include H. omnivora, Ceriporia spissa, Phlebia coccineofulva, Steccherinum ochraceum, and Xenasmatella vaga.[4]
Distribution
It can be found in eastern North America from July to November.[4]
