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Skeletocutis brunneomarginata

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Agaricomycetes

Family
  
Polyporaceae

Division
  
Basidiomycota

Order
  
Polyporales

Genus
  
Skeletocutis

Skeletocutis brunneomarginata is a species of poroid crust fungus in the family Polyporaceae. Found in the United States, it was described as new to science in 2007 by Norwegian mycologist Leif Ryvarden. He collected the type in Bent Creek Experimental Forest, North Carolina in 2004. The fungus is very similar in appearance to Skeletocutis kühneri, but with a brown margin and subiculum. S. brunneomarginata is one of 14 Skeletocutis species that occurs in North America.

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Skeletocutis brunneomarginata Wikipedia