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Oxyporus similis

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Species of fungus

Oxyporus similis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Hymenochaetales
Family: Schizoporaceae
Genus: Oxyporus
Species: O. similis
Binomial name
Oxyporus similis
(Bres.) Ryvarden (1972)
Synonyms

Poria similis Bres. (1925)
Chaetoporus similis (Bres.) J.E.Wright (1964)

Oxyporus similis is a species of fungus in the Schizoporaceae family. A plant pathogen, it is found in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, where it grows on the trunks of black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa). It also affects peach and nectarines.

See also

References

  1. Miettinen O, Niemelä T, Ryvarden L (2007). "A new polypore Irpex cremicolor described from north Europe". Mycotaxon. 102: 415–24.
Taxon identifiers
Oxyporus similis
Poria similis


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