Mycoacia bispora (Stalpers) Spirin & Zmitr.
(a hydnoid resupinate fungus)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMycoacia bispora (a hydnoid resupinate fungus)
GenusMycoacia (a genus of resupinate tooth fungi)
FamilyMERULIACEAE (rosette fungi)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Mycoacia bispora (a hydnoid resupinate fungus) :
1: Mycoacia bispora (a hydnoid resupinate fungus)
23 Oct 2002 OSGR: SU49 51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on decorticated cut ?Alder poles beside board-walk
Image 1: Fruitbody - close-upImage 2: Fruitbody - dead portion - enlargedImage 3: Fruitbody - enlargedImage 4: Spines - end on - magnifiedImage 5: Spines - enlargedImage 6: Spines - enlarged (2)Image 7: Spines - side view - magnifiedImage 8: Spines - side view - magnified (2)Image 9: Skeletal hyphae in spineImage 10: Spine tipImage 11: SporesImage 12: Spores (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L. 1978 The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 5 Mycoaciella - Phanerochaete Corticiaceae of Northern Europe, The, 5, Fungiflora
Henrici, A. 2002 Fungal Portraits, No. 10: Mycoacia nothofagi Field Mycology Vol 3 (2): 39-41,46.

Mycoacia bispora (a hydnoid resupinate fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mycoacia bispora (a hydnoid resupinate fungus)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mycoacia bispora (a hydnoid resupinate fungus)

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