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Fungi of Zihuatanejo

KINGDOM FUNGI

-Fungi Including Lichens ( Kingdom Fungi)

-Basidiomycete Fungi (Phylum Basidiomycota)

-Higher Basidiomycetes (Subphylum Agaricomycotina)

-Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)

-Order Hymenochaetales

-Family Hymenochaetaceae

-Genus Fuscoporia


Fuscoporia is a genus of wood-decaying bracket fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. These fungi are polypores, meaning they produce spores from pores on the underside of their fruiting bodies. Fuscoporia species are often found on dead or dying trees and are known for causing white rot - the breakdown of lignin and cellulose in wood. Bracket-like (shelf- or hoof-shaped), often overlapping in clusters.

Fuscoporia

Fuscoporia (Genus)

Description

  • Fuscoporia is a genus of perennial wood-decaying bracket fungi in the family Hymenochaetaceae. Fruiting bodies are typically tough and corky to woody, forming shelves, brackets, or crust-like growths on wood. The upper surface is commonly brown, grey-brown, or dark brown and may become concentrically zoned or cracked with age, while the underside bears a dense layer of small pores.

Range

  • Fuscoporia has a broad distribution in tropical, subtropical, and temperate regions, with many species occurring in the Americas. The genus occurs in Mexico, including Guerrero and the Pacific coastal region, and species may be encountered around Zihuatanejo where suitable woody substrates are present.

Habitat

  • Species grow primarily on dead, dying, or weakened trees and branches, where they cause white rot and contribute to the decomposition of wood. They occur in tropical dry forest, humid forest, woodland, scrub, riparian vegetation, and other habitats containing suitable woody material. Fruiting bodies are often persistent and can remain attached to their substrate for several seasons.

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