''Cerrena zonata'' is a species of poroid fungus in the genus ''

Cerrena ''Cerrena'' is a genus of poroid fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Samuel Frederick Gray in 1821. Gray's type species, ''Cerrena cinerea'', is now known as '' C. unicolor''. Species , Index Fungorum accepts ...

'' (Family:

Polyporaceae The Polyporaceae are a family of poroid fungi belonging to the Basidiomycota. The flesh of their fruit bodies varies from soft (as in the case of the dryad's saddle illustrated) to very tough. Most members of this family have their hymeniu ...

Taxonomy

The fungus was first described scientifically by

Miles Joseph Berkeley Miles Joseph Berkeley (1 April 1803 – 30 July 1889) was an English cryptogamist and clergyman, and one of the founders of the science of plant pathology. Life Berkeley was born at Biggin Hall, Benefield, Northamptonshire, and educated at R ...

in 1854 as ''Irpex zonatus''. In 1992,

Leif Ryvarden Leif Randulff Ryvarden (born 9 August 1935) is a Norwegian mycologist. Early life and education Leif Ryvarden was born in Bergen as a son of Einar Norberg Johansen (1900–1959) and Hjørdis Randulff (1912–1975). He finished his secondary edu ...

moved it to '' Antrodiella'', a

wastebasket taxon Wastebasket taxon (also called a wastebin taxon, dustbin taxon or catch-all taxon) is a term used by some taxonomists to refer to a taxon that has the sole purpose of classifying organisms that do not fit anywhere else. They are typically defined ...

containing morphologically similar species. It was transferred to the genus ''

'' in 2014.

Habitat and distribution

''Cerrena zonata'' is a white rot fungus that grows on dead

hardwood Hardwood is wood from dicot trees. These are usually found in broad-leaved temperate and tropical forests. In temperate and boreal latitudes they are mostly deciduous, but in tropics and subtropics mostly evergreen. Hardwood (which comes from ...

s. In Asia, it has been recorded from India to Thailand, Vietnam, China, Far East Russia, and Japan. It is also in New Zealand, Australia, and Argentina.

References

Fungi described in 1854 Fungi of Asia Fungi of Australia Fungi of New Zealand Polyporaceae Fungi of South America Taxa named by Miles Joseph Berkeley Fungus species {{Polyporales-stub