Skeletocutis inflata is a species of poroid fungus in the family Polyporaceae. Found in Guangdong, China, it was described as a new species in 2013 by mycologist Bao-Kai Cui. The fungus is characterized by having fruit bodies with caps, and small pores numbering 8–10 per millimetre. Microscopically, it features inflated skeletal hyphae (after which it is named) that partially dissolve in a solution of potassium hydroxide (KOH). The skeletal hyphae in the trama are parallel along the tubes.[1]

Skeletocutis inflata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Incrustoporiaceae
Genus: Skeletocutis
Species:
S. inflata
Binomial name
Skeletocutis inflata
B.K.Cui (2013)

References

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  1. ^ Cui, Bao-Kai (2013). "Two new polypores (Ceriporiopsis lavendula and Skeletocutis inflata spp. nov.) from Guangdong Province, China". Nordic Journal of Botany. 31 (3): 326–330. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2012.01674.x.