Microporus affinis
Species of fungus
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Microporus affinis is a fungus species in the family Polyporaceae. It was first described in 1826 as a species of Polyporus by German botanists Carl Ludwig Blume and Theodor Nees.[1] Otto Kuntze transferred it to Microporus in 1898.[2] It is a widespread polypore that is common in tropical and subtropical regions of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.[3]
| Microporus affinis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Polyporaceae |
| Genus: | Microporus |
| Species: | M. affinis |
| Binomial name | |
| Microporus affinis | |
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