Haploporus cylindrosporus is a species of poroid crust fungus in the family Polyporaceae. Found in China, it causes a white rot in decomposing angiosperm wood.
| Haploporus cylindrosporus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Polyporales |
| Family: | Polyporaceae |
| Genus: | Haploporus |
| Species: | H. cylindrosporus
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| Binomial name | |
| Haploporus cylindrosporus L.L.Shen, Y.C.Dai & B.K.Cui (2016)
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Taxonomy edit
The fungus was collected from Ailaoshan Nature Reserve in Jingdong County (Yunnan Province) in August 2015, and described as a new species the following year. The specific epithet cylindrosporus refers to the cylindrical spores.[1]
Description edit
Fruit bodies of Haploporus cylindrosporus are crust-like, measuring 5–8.5 cm (2.0–3.3 in) long, 2–2.5 cm (0.8–1.0 in) wide, and up to 2 mm thick at the centre. The hymenophore, or pore surface, is white to cream coloured. The pores number around four to five per millimetre. There is a distinct margin that surrounds the fruit body, which is up to 2.5 mm wide.[1]
The hyphal structure is dimitic, meaning that there are both generative and skeletal hyphae. The generative hyphae have clamp connections. The thick-walled, cylindrical spores typically measure 10–11.5 by 4.5–5 μm.[1]