Split Porecrust

Split Porecrust Schizopora paradoxa (Schrad.) Donk (illustrated 80% life size) Fruit body resupinate, initially in small circular patches, later fusing to cover large, irregularly shaped areas; white to creamy-ochre. Tubes 1–5mm long. Pores 1–4 per mm, circular, oblong, angular, or maze-like. Spores 4–6×3–3.5¼, ovate; hyaline. Hyphal structure of tubes dimitic; generative hyphae with rather distinct walls and clamp connections. Habitat on dead wood, usually of deciduous trees; all year. Very common. Not edible. Note this well-known fungus may move to the genus Hypodontia after further study.