Split porecrust mushroom (Schizopora paradoxa)(?) on bark of an oak in Udelny Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 28, 2017
Fermskoye sh., 21, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194017Synonyms: Agaricus versiporus, Boletus incertus, Coriolus obliquus, Daedalea mollis, Hydnum obliquum, Hydnum paradoxum, Hyphodontia paradoxa, Irpex daedaleaeformis, Irpex decumbens, Irpex deformis, Irpex obliquus, Irpex paradoxus, Irpex porosolamellatus, Kneiffiella paradoxa, Lenzites paradoxa, Oxyporus pseudo-obducens, Polyporus incertus, Polyporus laciniatus, Polyporus obliquus, Polyporus vaporarius, Polyporus versiporus, Poria albofulva, Poria incerta, Poria laciniata, Poria membranicincta, Poria mucida, Poria pseudo-obducens, Poria vaporaria, Poria versipora, Schizopora laciniata, Schizopora versipora, Sistotrema obliquum, Sistotrema paradoxum, Xylodon deformis, Xylodon obliquus, Xylodon paradoxus, Xylodon versiporus.
Common name: split porecrust.
Russian names: Shizopora paradoksalnaya, Shizopora strannaya.
Schizopora paradoxa is a species of fungus that belongs to the family Schizoporaceae. It is a wood-decaying fungus that grows on dead trees, particularly on coniferous species. In St. Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast, it has been found on various substrates, including pine, spruce, and fir. The fungus is also widespread in north-western Russia, where it can be found in forests and woodland areas, often growing on decaying logs and stumps. Its fruiting bodies are annual, resupinate, and waxy, with a smooth to tuberculate surface, and it produces spores that are cylindrical to ellipsoid in shape.
Split porecrust mushroom (Schizopora paradoxa)(?) on bark of an oak in Udelny Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 28, 2017Fermskoye sh., 21, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194017
Split porecrust mushroom (Schizopora paradoxa)(?) on an oak in Udelny Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 28, 2017Fermskoye sh., 21, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194017
Close up of split porecrust mushroom (Schizopora paradoxa)(?) in Udelny Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 28, 2017Fermskoye sh., 21, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194017
Texture of split porecrust mushroom (Schizopora paradoxa)(?) on an oak in Udelny Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 28, 2017Fermskoye sh., 21, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 194017
Split porecrust mushroom (Schizopora paradoxa)(?) on oak bark taken from Udelny Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 28, 2017
Pores of split porecrust mushroom (Schizopora paradoxa)(?) on oak bark taken from Udelny Park. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 28, 2017
White rot fungus Schizopora paradoxa on a tree near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, March 3, 2017Primorskoye sh., g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
White rot fungus Schizopora paradoxa on a tree trunk near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, March 3, 2017Primorskoye sh., g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Close up of split porecrust mushroom (Schizopora paradoxa) on a log in area of Blizhnie Dubki near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, March 31, 2017Polyanskaya dor., g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Split porecrust mushroom (Schizopora paradoxa) on a log in area of Blizhnie Dubki near Lisiy Nos, west from Saint Petersburg. Russia, March 31, 2017Polyanskaya dor., g. Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 197755
Split porecrust mushroom (Schizopora paradoxa) on a log near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2018Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188664
Split porecrust mushroom (Schizopora paradoxa) under a log near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2018Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188664
Close up of split porecrust mushroom (Schizopora paradoxa) on a log near Kavgolovskoe Lake in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, September 5, 2018Unnamed Road, Leningradskaya oblast', Russia, 188664
Split porecrust mushrooms (Schizopora paradoxa)(?) together with orange plasmodium of a slime mold in Sobstvennaya Dacha Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 17, 2019Primorskaya Ulitsa, 8 корпус 5, Sankt-Peterburg, Ленинградская, Russia, 198504
Split porecrust mushrooms (Schizopora paradoxa)(?) on rotting wood in Sobstvennaya Dacha Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 17, 2019Primorskaya Ulitsa, 8 корпус 5, Sankt-Peterburg, Ленинградская, Russia, 198504
Split porecrust mushrooms (Schizopora paradoxa)(?) on a log in Sobstvennaya Dacha Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 17, 2019Primorskaya Ulitsa, 8 корпус 5, Sankt-Peterburg, Ленинградская, Russia, 198504
Close up of split porecrust mushrooms (Schizopora paradoxa)(?) on a log in Sobstvennaya Dacha Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 17, 2019Primorskaya Ulitsa, 8 корпус 5, Sankt-Peterburg, Ленинградская, Russia, 198504
Texture of split porecrust mushrooms (Schizopora paradoxa)(?) on rotting wood in Sobstvennaya Dacha Park. Old Peterhof, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 17, 2019Primorskaya Ulitsa, 8 корпус 5, Sankt-Peterburg, Ленинградская, Russia, 198504Observations of the fungus Schizopora paradoxa were made in various locations across Leningrad Oblast and north-western Russia. The fungus was found growing on oak bark in Udelny Park, Saint Petersburg, as well as on tree trunks near Lisiy Nos and on logs in areas such as Blizhnie Dubki and Toksovo. It was also observed on rotting wood in Sobstvennaya Dacha Park, Old Peterhof. The fungus displayed a range of characteristics, including a distinctive split porecrust appearance and white rot. Close-up observations revealed the texture and pores of the fungus, while some images showed it growing alongside other organisms, such as slime molds. The sightings were recorded over several years, from 2017 to 2019, indicating that Schizopora paradoxa is present in the region and can be found on various substrates.
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