Oxyporus corticola, commonly known as the boring poria,[1] is a species of fungus. It grows on hardwood and conifer logs.[1] It has also been documented infecting humans[2] and dogs.[3][4]

Oxyporus corticola
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O. corticola
Binomial name
Oxyporus corticola
(Fr.) Ryvarden, (1972)
Synonyms

Chaetoporus corticola (Fr.) Bondartsev & Singer, (1941)
Chaetoporus corticola f. rostafinskii (P. Karst.) Bondartsev, (1953)
Chaetoporus pearsonii (Pilát) Bondartsev, (1953)
Coriolus corticola (Fr.) Pat., (1900)
Muciporus corticola (Fr.) Juel, (1897)
Oxyporus pearsonii (Pilát) Komarova, (1964)
Physisporus corticola (Fr.) Gillet, (1878)
Physisporus rostafinskii (P. Karst.) P. Karst., (1881)
Physisporus tener Har. & P. Karst., (1890)
Polyporus aneirinus sensu Fries (1828); (2005)
Polyporus corticola Fr., (1821)
Polyporus heteroclitus sensu auct.;(2005)
Polyporus rostafinskii P. Karst., (1876)
Polyporus salviae Berk. & M.A. Curtis, (1872)
Polyporus separans Murrill, (1920)
Poria corticola (Fr.) Sacc., (1886)
Poria pearsonii Pilát, (1935)
Poria salviae (Berk. & M.A. Curtis) Sacc., (1888)
Poria separans Murrill, (1920)
Poria vicina Bres., (1925)
Rigidoporus corticola (Fr.) Pouzar, (1966)

Oxyporus corticola
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Pores on hymenium
No distinct cap
Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable
Lacks a stipe
Spore print is white
Ecology is saprotrophic or parasitic
Edibility is inedible

References

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  1. ^ a b Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.[page needed]
  2. ^ Laga, Alvaro C.; Crothers, Jessica W.; Cañete-Gibas, Connie F.; Wiederhold, Nathan P.; Solomon, Isaac H. (April 2022). "Rigidoporus corticola Colonization and Invasive Fungal Disease in Immunocompromised Patients, United States". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 28 (4): 856–859. doi:10.3201/eid2804.211987. PMC 8962884. PMID 35318923.
  3. ^ Brockus, C.W.; Myers, R.K.; Crandell, J.M.; Sutton, D.A.; Wickes, B.L.; Nakasone, K.K. (December 2009). "Disseminated Oxyporus corticola infection in a German shepherd dog". Medical Mycology. 47 (8): 862–868. doi:10.3109/13693780902962267. PMID 19468930.
  4. ^ Miller, Sybille A.; Roth-Johnson, Lois; Kania, Stephen A.; Bemis, David A. (January 2012). "Isolation and sequence-based identification of Oxyporus corticola from a dog with generalized lymphadenopathy". Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 24 (1): 178–181. doi:10.1177/1040638711425944. PMID 22362950.