Aurantiporus fissilis is a species of poroid fungus in the family Polyporaceae. It is a plant pathogen.[1] Although known primarily as a central and northern European species,[2] it was recorded from Taiwan in 2016.[3] It is inedible.[4]

Aurantiporus fissilis
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A. fissilis
Binomial name
Aurantiporus fissilis
(Berk. & M.A.Curtis) H.Jahn (1978)
Synonyms
  • Polyporus fissilis Berk. & M.A.Curtis (1849)
  • Tyromyces fissilis (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Donk (1933)
Aurantiporus fissilis
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Pores on hymenium
No distinct cap
Hymenium is decurrent
Lacks a stipe
Spore print is white
Ecology is parasitic or saprotrophic
Edibility is inedible

References

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  1. ^ Ryvarden Leif (1978). The Polyporaceae of North Europe. Vol. 2. Oslo, Norway: Fungiflora. p. 222.
  2. ^ Ryvarden, Leif; Melo, I. (2014). Poroid Fungi of Europe. Synopsis Fungorum. Vol. 31. Oslo, Norway: Fungiflora. p. 437. ISBN 978-8290724462.
  3. ^ Kim, Nam Kyu; Park, Jae Young; Park, Myung Soo; Lim, Young Woon (2016). "Five new wood decay fungi (Polyporales and Hymenochaetales) in Korea". Mycobiology. 44 (3): 146–154. doi:10.5941/MYCO.2016.44.3.146. PMC 5078127. PMID 27790065.  
  4. ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 309. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.