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Ganoderma megaloma

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Ganoderma megaloma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Ganodermataceae
Genus: Ganoderma
Species:
G. megaloma
Binomial name
Ganoderma megaloma
(Lév.) Bres. (1912)

Ganoderma megaloma is a species of bracket fungus in the family Ganodermataceae.

The fungus was described as new to science in 1846 by mycologist Joseph-Henri Léveillé, with the holotype being collected in New York. It was moved into the genus Ganoderma by Giacomo Bresàdola in 1912.[1] The species is closely related to Ganoderma applanatum.

G. megaloma is found in the eastern and midwestern United States. It causes white rot and butt rot on living hardwoods.

References

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  1. ^ Bresadola G (1912). "Hedwigia 53". Hedwigia. 53 (54).
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