Amauroderma rude is a tough woody mushroom in the family Ganodermataceae.[2] A polypore fungus, it is found in Eastern Australia, where it grows as a saprophyte on rotting, buried wood.[3]
| Amauroderma rude | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Ganodermataceae |
| Genus: | Amauroderma |
| Species: | A. rude
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| Binomial name | |
| Amauroderma rude | |
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Amauroderma rude | |
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 | Pores on hymenium |
 | Cap is flat or depressed |
 | Hymenium attachment is not applicable |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is brown |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown or inedible |
Etymology
editAmauroderma means "dark/dusky-skinned" (from amauro, meaning "dark or dusky", and derma, meaning "skin").[2] The second half of the binomen, rude, means "robust".[2]
Description
editFruit bodies have caps that are typically 4–8 cm (1.6–3.1 in) wide with alternating bands of light and dark brown rings. On the cap underside are small white to pale grey pores that initially turn red when bruised before turning black; this red-staining behaviour is unique in its genus.[2][3] The light to dark brown stipe measures 5–13 cm (2.0–5.1 in) long by 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) thick.[4]
References
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- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Amauroderma rude (Berk.) Torrend". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ^ a b c d Sapphire McMullan-Fisher; Patrick Leonard; Frances Guard (24 April 2014). "Polypores". Australian Subtropical Fungi. Suncoast Fungi. p. 92. ISBN 9780646915524.
- ^ a b "Amauroderma rude". Fungi Down Under Online. Fungimap. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ Young, A.M. (2005). A Field Guide to the Fungi of Australia. Sydney, Australia: UNSW Press. pp. 69–70. ISBN 0-86840-742-9.
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