Phellinus arctostaphyli, also known as the manzanita conk or the manzanita hoof polypore, is a species of shelf fungus.[1] Native to western North America, this saprotrophic fungus only colonizes the wood of Ceanothus,[2] Adenostoma,[3] and Arctostaphylos.[4] P. arctostaphyli is closely to related to three other North American Phellinus species, including Phellinus tremulae and Phellinus tuberculosus.[4] However, in part due to the "economic insignificance of its hosts," P. arctostaphyli is relatively poorly studied as an individual species.[5]
| Manzanita conk | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Hymenochaetales |
| Family: | Hymenochaetaceae |
| Genus: | Phellinus |
| Species: | P. arctostaphyli
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| Binomial name | |
| Phellinus arctostaphyli (Long) Niemelä
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| Synonyms | |
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Fomes arctostaphyli | |
The conks or hoofs (basidiocarps) appear perennially, are tough and woody themselves, with tiny pores on the underside and black to gray rings on top that are prone to fracturing longitudinally.[3]
This species was first described by William Henry Long in 1917 as Fomes arctostaphyli.[6] In 1954, mycologist Josiah L. Lowe argued that it was a synonym of Fomes igniarius.[7] Tuomo Niemelä moved it into the genus Phellinus in 1975.[6] The presence of P. arctostaphyli has been correlated with manzanita mortality in Mexico.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Phellinus arctostaphyli (Manzanita Hoof Polypore)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
- ^ VlasáK, Josef; VLASÁK Jr., Josef (2017-04-07). "Phellinus artemisiae sp. nov. (Basidiomycota, Hymenochaetaceae), from western USA". Phytotaxa. 303 (1): 93. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.303.1.10. ISSN 1179-3163.
- ^ a b Siegel & Schwarz (2016), p. 474.
- ^ a b Brazee, Nicholas (2015-11-18). "Phylogenetic Relationships among Species of Phellinus sensu stricto, Cause of White Trunk Rot of Hardwoods, from Northern North America". Forests. 6 (12): 4191–4211. doi:10.3390/f6114191. ISSN 1999-4907.
- ^ Hennon, Paul E.; Hansen, Everett M. (1987). "Nuclear Behavior of Phellinus arctostaphyli, P. igniarius, and P. tremulae". Mycologia. 79 (4): 501–507. doi:10.2307/3807587. ISSN 0027-5514. JSTOR 3807587.
- ^ a b "Index Fungorum Registration Identifier 319736". www.indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ Lowe, Josiah L. (1954). "Perennial Polypores of North America II. Fomes with Colored Context, Hyaline Spores". Mycologia. 46 (4): 488–497. doi:10.1080/00275514.1954.12024389. ISSN 0027-5514. JSTOR 4547850.
- ^ Moreno-Rico, O.; Marmolejo-Monsivais, G. J.; Sánchez-Martínez, G.; Díaz-Moreno, R.; Luna-Ruíz, J. J.; Sosa-Ramírez, J.; Pérez-Hernández, K. J.; Moreno-Manzano, C. E. (2015). "Fungi associated with the decline of the manzanita (Arctostaphylos pungens HBK.) in the Sierra Fría from Aguascalientes state, Mexico". Polibotánica (40): 59–77. ISSN 1405-2768.
Sources
edit- Siegel, Noah; Schwarz, Christian (2016). Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fungi of Coastal Northern California. Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. ISBN 9781607748182. LCCN 2015027853. OCLC 956478776.
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