Schizopora paradoxa (Schrad.) Donk
(Split Porecrust)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSchizopora paradoxa (Split Porecrust)
GenusSchizopora (split-pore fungi)
FamilySCHIZOPORACEAE (a family of bracket and resupinate fungi)
OrderHYMENOCHAETALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
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 Schizopora paradoxa (Split Porecrust) :
1: Schizopora paradoxa (Split Porecrust)
12 Oct 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on Alder or Willow in stream
Image 1: FruitbodyImage 2: Fruitbody - close-upImage 3: Fruitbody - close-up (2)Image 4: Fruitbody - close-up (3)Image 5: Fruitbody - close-up (4)Image 6: Pore surfaceImage 7: Margin and pores - enlargedImage 8: Margin and pores - enlarged (2)Image 9: Margin and pores - magnifiedImage 10: Margin and pores - magnified (2)Image 11: Pores - enlargedImage 12: Pores - enlarged (2)Image 13: Pores - enlarged (3)Image 14: Pores - magnifiedImage 15: Pores - magnified (2)Image 16: SporesImage 17: Spores (2)Image 18: Spores (3)Image 19: Spores (4)
2: Schizopora paradoxa (Split Porecrust)
12 Oct 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
growing from buried wood out onto clay in stream bank
Image 1: Fruitbodies - close-upImage 2: Fruitbodies - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - close-upImage 4: Fruitbody - enlargedImage 5: Fruitbody - enlarged (2)Image 6: Margin - magnifiedImage 7: Margin - magnified (2)Image 8: Pores - magnifiedImage 9: Teeth at ends of pores - magnifiedImage 10: SporesImage 11: Spores (2)Image 12: Spores (3)Image 13: Spores (4)
3: Schizopora paradoxa (Split Porecrust)
15 Apr 2001 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
1 metre up decorticated standing dead Oak
Image 1: FruitbodyImage 2: Fruitbody - enlargedImage 3: Fruitbody - enlarged (2)Image 4: Pore margin - magnifiedImage 5: Pores - magnifiedImage 6: Pores - magnified (2)Image 7: BasidiosporesImage 8: Basidiospores (2)Image 9: Basidiospores (3)Image 10: Basidiospores (4)
4: Schizopora paradoxa (Split Porecrust)
7 Sep 2000 OSGR: SU91 50° 50’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on fallen decorticate Beech log
Image 1: In situImage 2: In situ (2)Image 3: In situ (3)Image 4: In situ - close-upImage 5: In situ - close-up (2)Image 6: In situ - close-up (3)Image 7: In situ - close-up (4)Image 8: Tube mouthsImage 9: Tube mouths - close-upImage 10: Tube mouths - close-up (2)Image 11: Tube mouths - close-up (3)Image 12: BasidiumImage 13: Clamp connectionImage 14: Dimitic hyphal structureImage 15: Encrusted hyphae from tube mouthImage 16: Encrusted hyphae from tube mouth (2)Image 17: Encrusted hyphae from tube mouth (3)Image 18: Encrusted hyphae from tube mouth (4)Image 19: Encrusted hyphae from tube mouth - close-upImage 20: Encrusted hyphae from tube mouth - close-up (2)Image 21: Encrusted hypha from tube mouthImage 22: SporesImage 23: Spores (2)Image 24: Spores (3)Image 25: Tramal hyphae
5: Schizopora paradoxa (Split Porecrust)
21 Nov 1998 OSGR: SU66 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on fallen Birch trunk
Image 1: FruitbodyImage 2: Fruitbody - close-upImage 3: Fruitbody - close-up (2)Image 4: Fruitbody - close-up (3)Image 5: Hymenium - magnifiedImage 6: Hymenium - TS - cystidia indicated - magnifiedImage 7: Hyphal ends - swollen - magnifiedImage 8: Hypha with clamp connection - magnifiedImage 9: Spores - magnifiedImage 10: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 11: Thick-walled hypha - magnified
6: Schizopora paradoxa (Split Porecrust)
7 Dec 1975 OSGR: SU93 51° 0’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
on oak
Image 1: Pores - highly enlarged
7: Schizopora paradoxa (Split Porecrust)
25 May 1974 OSGR: SE33 53° 50’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - in situ - enlarged

Schizopora paradoxa (Split Porecrust) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Schizopora paradoxa (Split Porecrust)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Schizopora paradoxa (Split Porecrust)
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