''Hydnophlebia chrysorhiza'', also known as ''Phanerochaete chrysorhizon'' is a species of
crust fungus in family
Meruliaceae
The Meruliaceae are a family of fungi in the order Polyporales. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 47 genera and 420 species. , Index Fungorum accepts 645 species in the family.
Taxonomy
The family was formally circumscribed by E ...
, being the
type species of genus ''
Hydnophlebia
''Hydnophlebia'' is a genus of five species of toothed crust fungi in the family Meruliaceae. All species are wood-decay fungi that cause a white rot.
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed by Estonian mycologist Erast Parmasto in 1967. The t ...
''. It is a
white rot organism which infects dead deciduous trees.
This taxon was originally described as ''Hydnum chrysorhizum'' by
Amos Eaton in 1817.
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References
External links
Mushroom Observer - ''P. chrysorhizon''
Fungal tree pathogens and diseases
Hydnophlebia chrysorhiza
Fungi described in 1822
Fungus species
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