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Dentocorticium irregulare

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Agaricomycetes

Family
  
Polyporaceae

Rank
  
Species

Division
  
Basidiomycota

Order
  
Polyporales

Genus
  
Dentocorticium

Dentocorticium irregulare is a species of crust fungus in the family Polyporaceae. It was described as new to science in 1978 (as Dentocorticium irregularis) by Norwegian mycologist Leif Ryvarden. It was found growing on the bark of a deciduous tree in Akagera National Park, near Lake Ihema, in Rwanda. Fruitbodies are white, crust-like, and have a cheesy consistency. The spore-bearing (hymenial) surface features shallow and irregular pores, flattened "teeth", and ridges. The spores are cylindrical, hyaline (translucent), and measure 6.5–9–3–4.5 μm.

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Dentocorticium irregulare Wikipedia