Biology:Pycnoporellus fulgens
| Pycnoporellus fulgens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Fomitopsidaceae |
| Genus: | Pycnoporellus |
| Species: | P. fulgens
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| Binomial name | |
| Pycnoporellus fulgens (Fr.) Donk, 1971
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Pycnoporellus fulgens is a species of fungus belonging to the family Fomitopsidaceae.[1]
It is native to Eurasia and Northern America. [1] It has a wide distribution both continents [2]
Taxonomy
The species Pycnoporellus fulgens is a fungus in the order Polyporales, which are generally known as polypores or shelf fungi.[3] This includes many non-agaric, wood-eating fungi.
Description
Pycnoporellus fulgens inhabits dead conifer logs, and is a brown-rot decayer. The fruiting body is most commonly observed in the late summer months of July and August, found on the sides of logs.[2] The fungus produces tough, woody, shelf-like fruiting bodies that are typically an orange or orange-red color, with a yellower leading edge. The underside of the fruiting body displays a complex white or yellow pore surface.[4]
| Pycnoporellus fulgens | |
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 | pores on hymenium |
 | no distinct cap |
 | hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
| lacks a stipe |
 | spore print is white to cream |
 | ecology is saprotrophic |
 | or unknown |
Habitat
The fungus lives in dead conifer logs, and as such, is often found in conifer forests. Examples of species it may inhabit are the dead logs of Norway Spruce[4] and Douglas Fir.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pycnoporellus fulgens (Fr.) Donk" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2543387.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Pycnoporellus fulgens". https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/367273-Pycnoporellus-fulgens.
- ↑ "Polyporales". https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/47380-Polyporales.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Pycnoporellus fulgens". https://mycocosm.jgi.doe.gov/Pycful1/Pycful1.home.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q5410397 entry
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