Biology:Ganoderma megaloma

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Short description: Species of fungus

Ganoderma megaloma
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Ganodermataceae
Genus: Ganoderma
Species:
G. megaloma
Binomial name
Ganoderma megaloma
(Lév.) Bres. (1912)

Ganoderma megaloma is a species of bracket fungus in the family Ganodermataceae.

The fungus was described as new to science in 1846 by mycologist Joseph-Henri Léveillé, with the holotype being collected in New York. It was moved into the genus Ganoderma by Giacomo Bresàdola in 1912.[1] The species is closely related to Ganoderma applanatum.

G. megaloma is found in the eastern and midwestern United States. It causes white rot and butt rot on living hardwoods.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q20687017 entry