Fuscoporia contigua (Pers.) G. Cunn., (a bracket fungus)

25 Feb 1999 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Fuscoporia contigua is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Hymenochaetaceae)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Record Summary	on underside of wooden well cover
Found as	Fruitbody
Date	25 February 1999
OS grid ref	OSGR: SU56
Lat/Lon	51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W
Vice County	Berks, VC no: 22
Country	England
Voucher	25 Feb 1999[A] (Please quote this in any queries about this record)

Notes:

Resupinate, cinnamon poroid fruitbody with saffron tomentose patches, and pale water-filled ’stalagtites’.

Pores lacerate, like a brown Schizopora paradoxa.

Hymenium darkens in KOH, with hollow chaetae.

Spores: 6-8/3.5µm, with 1 or 2 large oil drops

The following literature was used to identify this find:

macro-photographs:	$Image 1: \'Stalagmites\' (Click to view.)$ $Image 9: Pores and \'stalagmites\' (Click to view.)$
photomicrographs:

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Fuscoporia contigua (Pers.) G. Cunn., (a bracket fungus)

25 Feb 1999 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Fuscoporia contigua is also a member of:

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