Oxyporus corticola

Oxyporus corticola
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Hymenochaetales
Family:	Schizoporaceae
Genus:	Oxyporus
Species:	O. corticola
Binomial name
Oxyporus corticola (Fr.) Ryvarden, (1972)
Synonyms
List Chaetoporus corticola(Fr.) Bondartsev & Singer, (1941) Chaetoporus corticola f. rostafinskii(P. Karst.) Bondartsev, (1953) Chaetoporus pearsonii(Pilát) Bondartsev, (1953) Coriolus corticola(Fr.) Pat., (1900) Muciporus corticola(Fr.) Juel, (1897) Oxyporus pearsonii(Pilát) Komarova, (1964) Physisporus corticola(Fr.) Gillet, (1878) Physisporus rostafinskii(P. Karst.) P. Karst., (1881) Physisporus tenerHar. & P. Karst., (1890) Polyporus aneirinussensu Fries (1828); (2005) Polyporus corticolaFr., (1821) Polyporus heteroclitussensu auct.;(2005) Polyporus rostafinskiiP. Karst., (1876) Polyporus salviaeBerk. & M.A. Curtis, (1872) Polyporus separansMurrill, (1920) Poria corticola(Fr.) Sacc., (1886) Poria pearsoniiPilát, (1935) Poria salviae(Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Sacc., (1888) Poria separansMurrill, (1920) Poria vicinaBres., (1925) Rigidoporus corticola(Fr.) Pouzar, (1966)

Oxyporus corticola Mycological characteristics
	Pores on hymenium
	No distinct cap
	Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
	Lacks a stipe
	Spore print is white
	Ecology is saprotrophic or parasitic
	Edibility is inedible

Oxyporus corticola, commonly known as the boring poria, ^[1] is a species of fungus. It grows on hardwood and conifer logs. ^[1] It has also been documented infecting humans ^[2] and dogs. ^{[3] [4]} It is inedible. ^[1]

References

1. Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 603. ISBN   978-0-89815-170-1.
2. Laga, Alvaro C.; Crothers, Jessica W.; Cañete-Gibas, Connie F.; Wiederhold, Nathan P.; Solomon, Isaac H. (April 2022). "Rigidoporus corticola Colonization and Invasive Fungal Disease in Immunocompromised Patients, United States". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 28 (4): 856–859. doi:10.3201/eid2804.211987. PMC   8962884 . PMID   35318923.
3. Brockus, C.W.; Myers, R.K.; Crandell, J.M.; Sutton, D.A.; Wickes, B.L.; Nakasone, K.K. (December 2009). "Disseminated Oxyporus corticola infection in a German shepherd dog". Medical Mycology. 47 (8): 862–868. doi:10.3109/13693780902962267. PMID   19468930.
4. Miller, Sybille A.; Roth-Johnson, Lois; Kania, Stephen A.; Bemis, David A. (January 2012). "Isolation and sequence-based identification of Oxyporus corticola from a dog with generalized lymphadenopathy". Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 24 (1): 178–181. doi:10.1177/1040638711425944. PMID   22362950.