18,822 observationsLeast Concern
Milk-white Toothed Polypore
Irpex lacteus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Basidiomycota ›Class: Agaricomycetes ›Order: Polyporales ›Family: Irpicaceae ›Genus: Irpex
About
Irpex lacteus is a common crust fungus distributed throughout temperate areas of the world. It is the type of the genus Irpex. Irpex lacteus is considered a polypore, but depending on growth conditions it can also produce a hydnoid hymenophore. Due to this variability and abundance of the species it has been described as a new species to science numerous times and subsequently has an extensive synonymy. The complete genome sequence of Irpex lacteus was reported...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Milk-white Toothed Polypore is Irpex lacteus.
- Milk-white Toothed Polypore belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- Milk-white Toothed Polypore belongs to the phylum Basidiomycota.
- Milk-white Toothed Polypore belongs to the class Agaricomycetes.
- Milk-white Toothed Polypore belongs to the order Polyporales.
- Milk-white Toothed Polypore belongs to the family Irpicaceae.
- Milk-white Toothed Polypore belongs to the genus Irpex.