Phylum：Basidiomycota　>>　Class： Basidiomycetes　>>　 Order： Polyporales 
   
 
　BCRC Number： NO BCRC Number!  
   
　Scientific Name： Phanerochaete argillacea
 
   
   
　Author：

Phanerochaete argillacea Sheng H. Wu, Mycol. Res. 102: 1126. 1998.
   
 
 
 
 
　Description： Basidiocarp resupinate, effuse, adnate, ceraceous, 100-600 μm thick in section. Hymenial surface light buff to clay-yellow, no color changes in KOH, smooth, cracked; margin rather determinate, shortly filamentous, paler or white. Hyphal system monomitic; hyphae sim-ple-septate. Subiculum fairly thin, usually with fairly dense texture; hyphae horizontal lining the substratum, variously oriented elsewhere, colorless, 4-10 μm diam., with 0.5-1.5 μm thick walls. Hymenium distinctly thickening, with compact texture; hyphae mainly vertical, colorless, thin- or slightly thick-walled. Leptocystidia numerous, tapering towards apices, colorless, occasionally with one or two secondary septa, 25-60 × 3-7 μm, slightly thick-walled towards bases, occasionally slightly encrusted at apices. Basidia clavate, 18-25 × 4.5-6 μm, usually slightly thick-walled towards bases, 4-sterigmate. Basidiospores ellip-soid, adaxially flattened, smooth, thin-walled, 3.8-5.3 × 2.5-3 μm, IKI-, CB-.
 
 
 
 
 
　Specimens：

Taiwan. Nantou: Neimaopu, Tachieshan, alt. 750 m, on branch of angiosperm, 13 Oct 1994, Wu 9410-1 (TNM), Wu 9410-3 (holotype: TNM), 9410-21 (TNM); Lienhuachih, alt. 700 m, on branch of angiosperm, 25 Oct 1996, Wu 9610-17 (TNM).
 
 
 
　Habitat： null
 
 
 
　Distribution：

Taiwan.
 
 
 
　References：

Wu, SH. 1998.
   
   
   
　Provided：

S. H. Wu
 
 
　Note： This species is comparable with Phanerochaete carnosa (Burt) Parmasto in having similar cystidia and basidiospores. Ecologically, the latter is a temperate species growing on gymnosperms. In addition, this species has a yellow hymenial surface which usually be-comes green in KOH. Moreover, P. carnosa has a thicker subiculum which is comparatively looser in texture, and has slightly longer basidiospores.