Meripilus sumstinei
Species of fungus
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Meripilus sumstinei, commonly known as the giant polypore or the black-staining polypore, is a species of fungus in the family Meripilaceae.
| Meripilus sumstinei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Meripilaceae |
| Genus: | Meripilus |
| Species: | M. sumstinei |
| Binomial name | |
| Meripilus sumstinei (Murrill) M.J.Larsen & Lombard (1988) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Taxonomy
Originally described in 1905 by William Alphonso Murrill as Grifola sumstinei, the species was transferred to Meripilus in 1988.[1]
