Carcinomyces polyporinus | |
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Carcinomyces polyporinus parasitizing a poroid fruit body | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Tremellomycetes |
Order: | Tremellales |
Family: | Carcinomycetaceae |
Genus: | Carcinomyces |
Species: | C. polyporinus
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Binomial name | |
Carcinomyces polyporinus (
D.A. Reid) Yurkov (2015)
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Synonyms | |
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Carcinomyces polyporinus is a species of fungus in the class Tremellomycetes. It is a parasite, growing in the hymenia of various poroid fungi, particularly species of Postia. [1] Microscopically, it resembles a species of Tremella, but DNA research indicates that it belongs in a different family, the Carcinomycetaceae. [2] It was first described by British mycologist Derek Reid from Scotland. [3] It has also been recorded in continental Europe and North America. [1]
Carcinomyces polyporinus | |
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Carcinomyces polyporinus parasitizing a poroid fruit body | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Tremellomycetes |
Order: | Tremellales |
Family: | Carcinomycetaceae |
Genus: | Carcinomyces |
Species: | C. polyporinus
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Binomial name | |
Carcinomyces polyporinus (
D.A. Reid) Yurkov (2015)
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Synonyms | |
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Carcinomyces polyporinus is a species of fungus in the class Tremellomycetes. It is a parasite, growing in the hymenia of various poroid fungi, particularly species of Postia. [1] Microscopically, it resembles a species of Tremella, but DNA research indicates that it belongs in a different family, the Carcinomycetaceae. [2] It was first described by British mycologist Derek Reid from Scotland. [3] It has also been recorded in continental Europe and North America. [1]