 Phylum：Basidiomycota >> Class： Basidiomycetes >> Order： Poriales |
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 BCRC Number： |
NO BCRC Number! | |||
| Scientific Name： |
Skeletocutis nivea | |||
| Author： |
Skeletocutis nivea (Jungh.) Keller., Persoonia 10: 353. 1979. |
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| Description： |
Basidiocarp effused-reflexed or often resupinate, dimidiate, up to 2.5 cm wide; upper surface white to cream color, azonate, glabrous; pore surface white to cream, glancing, the pores circular to angular, 7-10 per mm; context white, up to 4 mm thick; tube layer white to pale buff, up to 2 mm thick. Hyphal system trimitic; generative hyphae thin-walled, nodose-septate, 2-3.5 μm wide; skeletal hyphae thick-walled, aseptate, with rare branching, 3-5 μm wide; binding hyphae developing from lateral branches on generative hyphae, thick-walled, much branched, nonseptate, 1.5-2 μm wide. Hyphal pegs abundant. Basidiospores allantoid, hyaline, smooth, IKI-, 3-5 × 0.5-1 μm. | |||
| Specimens： |
Taiwan, Taipei : Fushan, alt. 900 m, on stem of hardwood, Feb 1994, TFRI 580. |
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| Habitat： |
Lignicolous causing white rot of wood. | |||
| Distribution： |
Circumglobal species in temperate forest regions. |
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| References： |
Chang, TT. 1996a. |
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| Provided： |
T. T. Chang |
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| Note： |
The small pores, glancing pore surface and narrow spores are distinguished characters of S. nivea. | |||