| Scutiger pes-caprae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Albatrellaceae |
| Genus: | Scutiger |
| Species: | S. S. pes-caprae |
| Binomial name | |
| Scutiger Scutiger pes-caprae (Pers.) Bondartsev & Singer (1941) | |
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Scutiger pes-caprae, commonly known as the goat's foot, is a species of fungus in the family Albatrellaceae.
Taxonomy
It was first described officially as a species of Polyporus by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1818. In recent decades, it was known most commonly as a species of Albatrellus until molecular research published by Canadian mycologist Serge Audet in 2010 revealed that it was more appropriate in an emended version of the genus Scutiger.
Description
The brown cap tends toward a convex kidney shape, sometimes lobed. It is 6–15 centimetres (2+1⁄2–6 in) wide, while the stem is 3–7 cm (1+1⁄4–2+3⁄4 in) tall and 1.5–3 cm (1⁄2–1+1⁄4 in) thick. The flesh is 5–20 millimetres (1⁄4–3⁄4 in) thick and whitish. The spore print is white.
Similar species
Scutiger ellisii, Laeticutis cristata, and Jahnoporus hirtus bear similarities.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in western North America, under conifers and on rotting wood, from August to February.
References
- "Synonyms: Scutiger pes-caprae (Pers.) Bondartsev & Singer, Annls mycol. 39(1): 47 (1941)". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
- Persoon CH. Traité sur les Champignons Comestibles (in French). Paris: Belin-Leprier. p. 241; plate 3.
- Audet S. (2010). "Essai de découpage systématique du genre Scutiger (Basidiomycota): Albatrellopsis, Albatrellus, Polyporoletus, Scutiger et description de six nouveaux genres" [Essay on systematic cutting of the genus Scutiger (Basidiomycota): Albatrellopsis, Albatrellus, Polyporoletus, Scutiger and description of six new genera] (abstract). Mycotaxon (in French). 111: 431–64. doi:10.5248/111.431.
- ^ Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
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Species of fungusScutiger pes-caprae Mycological characteristics | |
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 | Pores on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or depressed |
 | Hymenium is decurrent |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is edible |
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Scutiger pes-caprae | |
| Polyporus pes-caprae | |
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