Key Identification Features
- The round spores measure 7–9 by 6–8 μm and have distinct amyloid ridges.
- Infection of wood by this fungus causes a condition called white pocket rot, which can be identified by symptoms including dark discoloration of the heartwood near the tree base.
- occidentale are spherical to ellipsoid, a feature distinctive to the family Bondarzewiaceae.
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