Carcinomyces polyporinus
| Carcinomyces polyporinus | |
|---|---|
| Carcinomyces polyporinus parasitizing a poroid fruit body | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Tremellomycetes |
| Order: | Tremellales |
| Family: | Carcinomycetaceae |
| Genus: | Carcinomyces |
| Species: | C. polyporinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Carcinomyces polyporinus (D.A. Reid) Yurkov (2015) | |
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Carcinomyces polyporinus is a species of fungus in the class Tremellomycetes. It is a parasite, growing in the hymenia of various poroid fungi, particularly species of Postia. Microscopically, it resembles a species of Tremella, but DNA research indicates that it belongs in a different family, the Carcinomycetaceae. It was first described by British mycologist Derek Reid from Scotland. It has also been recorded in continental Europe and North America.