A new polypore Irpex cremicolor described from North Europe

Irpex cremicolor, a poroid basidiomycete, is described as new based on collections from old-growth forests in northern Finland and Norway. It is characterised by a resupinate habit, lacerate pores, and a dimitic hyphal system. Most of the septa are simple, but scattered clamps are present. The speci...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Miettinen, Otto, Niemelä, Tuomo, Ryvarden, Leif
Other Authors: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Botany, Finnish Museum of Natural History
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: MYCOTAXON LTD 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10138/42884
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Summary:Irpex cremicolor, a poroid basidiomycete, is described as new based on collections from old-growth forests in northern Finland and Norway. It is characterised by a resupinate habit, lacerate pores, and a dimitic hyphal system. Most of the septa are simple, but scattered clamps are present. The species reminds of the North American Oxyporus similis, which is re-described and compared to the closely reminiscent O. obducens. These two are often considered synonyms, but they are kept separate here on account of minor differences in their hyphal and spore characteristics. Irpex cremicolor, a poroid basidiomycete, is described as new based on collections from old-growth forests in northern Finland and Norway. It is characterised by a resupinate habit, lacerate pores, and a dimitic hyphal system. Most of the septa are simple, but scattered clamps are present. The species reminds of the North American Oxyporus similis, which is re-described and compared to the closely reminiscent O. obducens. These two are often considered synonyms, but they are kept separate here on account of minor differences in their hyphal and spore characteristics. Irpex cremicolor, a poroid basidiomycete, is described as new based on collections from old-growth forests in northern Finland and Norway. It is characterised by a resupinate habit, lacerate pores, and a dimitic hyphal system. Most of the septa are simple, but scattered clamps are present. The species reminds of the North American Oxyporus similis, which is re-described and compared to the closely reminiscent O. obducens. These two are often considered synonyms, but they are kept separate here on account of minor differences in their hyphal and spore characteristics. Peer reviewed