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Cryptoporus sinensis

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Cryptoporus sinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Polyporaceae
Genus: Cryptoporus
Species:
C. sinensis
Binomial name
Cryptoporus sinensis
Sheng H.Wu & M.Zang (2000)

Cryptoporus sinensis is a polypore fungus found in central and southern provinces of China. It was described as a new species in 2000 by mycologists Sheng H. Wu and Mu Zang. It is distinguished from the more widespread Cryptoporus volvatus by its smaller spores, which measure 7.5–10 by 4–5 μm.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Wu, Sheng-Hua; Zang, Mu (2000). "Cryptoporus sinensis sp.nov., a new polypore found in China". Mycotaxon. 74 (2): 415–422.