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Split Porecrust

Schizopora paradoxa

Description:

Schizopora paradoxa (Schrad. ex Fr.) Donk syn. Irpex paradoxus (Schrad. ex Fr.) Fr. syn. I. obliquus (Schrad. ex Fr.) Fr. syn. Poria versipora (Pers.) Lloyd syn. Xylodon versipora (Pers.) Bond. Schiefer Eggenpilz Split Porecrust. Fruit body resupinate, initially in small circular patches later fusing to cover large irregularly shaped areas, white to creamy-ochre. Tubes 1–5mm long. Pores 1–4 per mm, circular, oblong, angular or maze-like. Spores hyaline, ovoid, 4–6 x 3–3.5um. Hyphal structure of tubes dimitic; generative hyphae with rather distinct walls and clamp-connections. Habitat on dead wood, usually of deciduous trees. Season all year. Very common. Not edible. Found In Europe

Habitat:

location: Europe edibility: Inedible fungus colour: White to cream normal size: 5-15cm cap type: Other stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent spore colour: Light to dark brown habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on wood ( http://www.rogersmushrooms.com/gallery/D... )

Notes:

Mats white, thin, appressed to slightly raised and subfelty to silky or raised and downy to cottony at 2 wk, by 6 wk similar except mats thicker and appressed throughout; margins even, appressed, fimbriate; no odor at 2 wk, absent or unpleasant at 6 wk; no agar discoloration at 2 and 6 wk; not fruiting by 6 wk. ( http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Li... ) ----( http://www.soortenbank.nl/soorten.php?so... ), ( http://mushroomobserver.org/name/show_na... )-----Schizopora paradoxa may sometimes look similar as Irpex lacteus , but it is more poroid, and its hyphae have clamp connections ( http://mushroomobserver.org/name/show_na... )

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AlexKonig
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AlexKonig

Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

Spotted on Jan 22, 2012
Submitted on Jan 24, 2012

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