Bondarzewia guaitecasensis (Henn.) J.E.Wright is a fungus in the Bondarzewiaceae family, order Russulales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

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Bondarzewia guaitecasensis (Henn.) J.E.Wright

Bondarzewia guaitecasensis (Henn.) J.E.Wright

Bondarzewia guaitecasensis is a South American polypore fungus parasitic on Nothofagus species.

Genus
Bondarzewia
Order
Russulales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Bondarzewia guaitecasensis (Henn.) J.E.Wright

Bondarzewia guaitecasensis is a species of polypore fungus that belongs to the Russulaceae family, and it is found in South America. This fungus was first published under the name Polyporus guaitecasensis by German mycologist Paul Christoph Hennings in 1900. In 1964, Jorge Eduardo Wright transferred the species to the genus Bondarzewia, giving it its current scientific name. Bondarzewia guaitecasensis is parasitic on Nothofagus tree species.

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Taxonomy

Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Russulales Bondarzewiaceae Bondarzewia

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