Climacocystis borealis

Climacocystis borealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Polyporales
Family:
Fomitopsidaceae
Genus:
Climacocystis
Species:
C. borealis
Binomial name
Climacocystis borealis
(Fr.) Kotl. & Pouzar (1958)
Synonyms[1]
  • Polyporus borealis Fr. (1821)

Climacocystis borealis is a species of poroid fungus in the family Fomitopsidaceae.

Taxonomy

First described in 1821 by Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries, it has since acquired an extensive synonymy of alternate scientific names.[1] Until 2014, it was the sole member of the Climacocystis,[2] a genus circumscribed by Czech mycologists František Kotlaba and Zdeněk Pouzar in 1958,[3] when the newly described Chinese species Climacocystis montana was added to the genus.[4]

Description

Climacocystis borealis is both a saprophyte and a secondary pathogen that causes a heart rot in the roots and bole of host trees.[5]

Distribution

It is widely distributed, and has been recorded from Asia, Europe, Oceania, and North America. In China, it is found in Shanxi, Guangdong, Sichuan, and Tibet.[6]

Toxicity

It is not edible by humans.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "GSD Species Synonymy: Climacocystis borealis (Fr.) Kotl. & Pouzar". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  2. ^ Kirk, P.M.; Cannon, P.F.; Minter, D.W.; Stalpers, J.A. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
  3. ^ Kotlába, F.; Pouzar, Z. (1958). "Polypori novi vel minus cogniti Cechoslovakiae III". Ceská Mykologie. 12 (2): 95–104.
  4. ^ Song, Jie; Chen, Yuan-Yuan; Cui, Bao-Kai (2014). "Phylogeny and Taxonomy of Climacocystis (Polyporales) in China". Cryptogamie, Mycologie. 35 (3): 221–231. doi:10.7872/crym.v35.iss3.2014.221. S2CID 85287632.
  5. ^ Gonthier, Paolo (2010). "Controlling root and butt rot diseases in alpine European forests". In Arya, Arun; Perelló, Analía Edith (eds.). Management of Fungal Plant Pathogens. CAB International. p. 348. ISBN 978-1-84593-603-7.
  6. ^ Zhishu, B.; Zheng, G.; Taihui, L. (1993). The Macrofungus Flora of China's Guangdong Province. New York, New York: Columbia University Press. p. 190. ISBN 9789622015562.
  7. ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 315. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.


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