''Cryptoporus sinensis'' is a

polypore Polypores are a group of fungi that form large fruiting bodies with pores or tubes on the underside (see Delimitation for exceptions). They are a morphological group of basidiomycetes-like gilled mushrooms and hydnoid fungi, and not all polypor ...

fungus found in central and southern provinces of China. It was described as a new species in 2000 by mycologists Sheng H. Wu and

Mu Zang Mu Zang (28 December 1930 – 10 November 2011) was a Chinese mycologist. He was known for his research on the Boletales of China, and the ecology and biogeography of fungi in southwestern China. He described more than 140 new species and circum ...

. It is distinguished from the more widespread ''

Cryptoporus volvatus ''Cryptoporus volvatus'' is a polypore fungus that decomposes the rotting sapwood of conifers. It is an after effect of attack by the pine bark beetle. The fungus was originally described by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck in 1875 as '' ...

'' by its smaller spores, which measure 7.5–10 by 4–5

μm The micrometre ( international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American spelling), also commonly known as a micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Unit ...

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Fungi described in 2000 Polyporaceae Fungi of China Fungus species {{Polyporales-stub