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Veiled Polypore
Cryptoporus volvatus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Basidiomycota ›Class: Agaricomycetes ›Order: Polyporales ›Family: Polyporaceae ›Genus: Cryptoporus
About
Cryptoporus volvatus is a polypore fungus that decomposes the rotting sapwood of conifers. It is an aftereffect of attack by the pine bark beetle. The fungus was originally described by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck in 1875 as Polyporus volvatus. Cornelius Lott Shear transferred it to the genus Cryptoporus in 1902.
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Veiled Polypore is Cryptoporus volvatus.
- Veiled Polypore belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- Veiled Polypore belongs to the phylum Basidiomycota.
- Veiled Polypore belongs to the class Agaricomycetes.
- Veiled Polypore belongs to the order Polyporales.
- Veiled Polypore belongs to the family Polyporaceae.
- Veiled Polypore belongs to the genus Cryptoporus.