Nothonotus nothofagi (G.Cunn.) Y.C.Dai, F.Wu, L.W.Zhou, Vlasák & B.K.Cui is a fungus in the Hymenochaetaceae family, order Hymenochaetales, kingdom Fungi. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Nothonotus nothofagi (G.Cunn.) Y.C.Dai, F.Wu, L.W.Zhou, Vlasák & B.K.Cui (Nothonotus nothofagi (G.Cunn.) Y.C.Dai, F.Wu, L.W.Zhou, Vlasák & B.K.Cui)
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Nothonotus nothofagi (G.Cunn.) Y.C.Dai, F.Wu, L.W.Zhou, Vlasák & B.K.Cui

Nothonotus nothofagi (G.Cunn.) Y.C.Dai, F.Wu, L.W.Zhou, Vlasák & B.K.Cui

Nothonotus nothofagi is a parasitic Hymenochaetaceae fungus that causes white rot, found in Australia, New Zealand, and India.

Genus
Nothonotus
Order
Hymenochaetales
Class
Agaricomycetes

About Nothonotus nothofagi (G.Cunn.) Y.C.Dai, F.Wu, L.W.Zhou, Vlasák & B.K.Cui

Nothonotus nothofagi (G.Cunn.) Y.C.Dai, F.Wu, L.W.Zhou, Vlasák & B.K.Cui, formerly called Inonotus nothofagi, is a fungus species that belongs to the family Hymenochaetaceae. This species is parasitic, and it causes white rot in the wood it infects. It was first scientifically described by mycologist George Herriot Cunningham. It can be found in Australia and New Zealand, where it infects Nothofagus cunninghamii, and also in India, where it grows on oak.

Photo: (c) John Barraclough, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John Barraclough · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Fungi Basidiomycota Agaricomycetes Hymenochaetales Hymenochaetaceae Nothonotus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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