Antrodia xantha (Fr.) Ryvarden
(Yellow Porecrust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAntrodia xantha (Yellow Porecrust)
GenusAntrodia (a genus of bracket fungi)
FamilyFOMITOPSIDACEAE (a family of bracket fungi)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Antrodia xantha (Yellow Porecrust) :
1: Antrodia xantha (Yellow Porecrust)
5 Sep 2000 OSGR: TQ02 51° 0’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
under fallen, very rotten, decorticate Beech log
Image 1: FruitbodyImage 2: Pore surfaceImage 3: Pore surface (2)Image 4: Pore surface (3)Image 5: Pore surface (4)Image 6: Pore surface - close-upImage 7: BasidiaImage 8: HyphaeImage 9: Hyphae (2)Image 10: Hyphae (3)Image 11: Hyphal strandImage 12: SporesImage 13: Spores (2)Image 14: Spores (3)Image 15: Spores (4)Image 16: Spores (5)Image 17: Spores (6)
2: Antrodia xantha (Yellow Porecrust)
7 Dec 1975 OSGR: SU93 51° 0’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on dead pine stumps
Image 1: Fruitbodies - close-up - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - close-up - in situ (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies - close-up - in situ (3)Image 4: Fruitbodies - close-up - in situ (4)Image 5: Fruitbodies - old - close-up - in situImage 6: Fruitbodies - close-up - in situ - enlargedImage 7: Pore surface - in situ - enlargedImage 8: Spores - magnified

Antrodia xantha (Yellow Porecrust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Antrodia xantha (Yellow Porecrust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 36 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Antrodia xantha (Yellow Porecrust)
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