Trichaptum podocarpi

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Trichaptum podocarpi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Hymenochaetales
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Trichaptum
Species:T. podocarpi
Binomial name
Trichaptum podocarpi
Dai, Cui & Yuan (2009)

Trichaptum podocarpi is a species of fungus in the order Hymenochaetales. It differs from species in its genus by having totally resupinate basidiocarps, distinctly long cystidia, and in its habitat on Podocarpus . [1] It was first isolated from China.

Fungus Any member of the eukaryotic kingdom that includes organisms such as yeasts, molds and mushrooms

A fungus is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, fungi, which is separate from the other eukaryotic life kingdoms of plants and animals.

Hymenochaetales order of fungi in the class Agaricomycetes

The Hymenochaetales are an order of fungi in the class Agaricomycetes. The order in its current sense is based on molecular research and not on any unifying morphological characteristics. According to one 2008 estimate, the Hymenochaetales contain around 600 species worldwide, mostly corticioid fungi and poroid fungi, but also including several clavarioid fungi and agarics. Species of economic importance include wood decay fungi in the genera Phellinus and Inonotus sensu lato, some of which may cause losses in forestry. Therapeutic properties are claimed for Inonotus obliquus ("chaga") and Phellinus linteus, both of which are now commercially marketed.

Resupination is derived from the Latin word resupinus, meaning "bent back with the face upward" or "on the back". "Resupination" is the noun form of the adjective "resupine" which means "being upside-down, supine or facing upward".

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References

  1. Dai, Yu-Cheng; Cui, Bao-Kai; Yuan, Hai-Sheng (2009). "Trichaptum (Basidiomycota, Hymenochaetales) from China with a description of three new species". Mycological Progress. 8 (4): 281–287. doi:10.1007/s11557-009-0598-0. ISSN   1617-416X.

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