''Wolfiporia curvispora'' is a species of

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in the order

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. It is found in

Jilin Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...

, China, where it grows on the rotting wood of ''

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''. The fungus was described as new to science in 1998 by mycologist Yu-Cheng Dai. The fruitbodies of the fungus are

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, meaning they lie flat on the substrate, and have dimensions of up to long by wide by thick. They are creamy white (

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when dry), soft, and light. The

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l system is dimitic, comprising generative and skeletal hyphae. The

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''curvispora'' refers to the curved

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References

Polyporaceae Fungi described in 1998 Fungi of China Taxa named by Yu-Cheng Dai Fungus species {{Polyporales-stub