Xylodon sambuci (Pers.) Ţura, Zmitr., Wasser & Spirin
(Elder Whitewash)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesXylodon sambuci (Elder Whitewash)
GenusXylodon (a genus of 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 Xylodon sambuci (Elder Whitewash) :
1: Xylodon sambuci (Elder Whitewash)
29 Oct 2002 OSGR: SU49 51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on decorticate base of dead Elder trunk
Image 1: Fruitbody - close-upImage 2: Fruitbody - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - in situ (2)Image 4: Fruitbody - enlargedImage 5: Fruitbody - enlarged (2)Image 6: Fruitbody - margin - magnifiedImage 7: Fruitbody - margin - magnified (2)Image 8: Fruitbody - margin - magnified (3)Image 9: BasidiaImage 10: Clamped hyphaeImage 11: CystidiaImage 12: Cystidia (2)Image 13: Hymenium with basidia

Xylodon sambuci (Elder Whitewash) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Xylodon sambuci (Elder Whitewash)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 14 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Xylodon sambuci (Elder Whitewash)
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