Fomitopsis pinicola (Sw.) P. Karst.
Fomitopsis pinicola, is a stem-decay fungus. Its conk is known as the red-belted conk or red-belted bracket. The species is common throughout temperate Eurasia. It is a decay fungus that serves as a small-scale disturbance agent in coastal rainforest ecosystems. It influences stand structure and succession in temperate rainforests. It performs essential nutrient cycling functions in forests. It is also a key producer of brown rot residues that are stable soil components in coniferous forest ecosystems.
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Antrodia tuber, Boletus semiovatus, Boletus ungulatus, Coriolus helveolus, Fomes albus, Fomes cinnamomeus, Fomes lychneus, Fomes marginatus, Fomes pini-halepensis, Fomes pinicola, Fomes subungulatus, Fomes thomsonii, Fomitopsis marginata, Fomitopsis subungulata, Friesia rubra, Ganoderma rubrum, Ischnoderma helveolum, Leptodon strigosum, Mensularia alba, Mensularia marginata, Piptoporus helveolus, Placodes cinnamomeus, Placodes helveolus, Placodes marginatus, Placodes pinicola, Placodes ungulatus, Polyporus helveolus, Polyporus marginatus, Polyporus pinicola, Polyporus semiovatus, Polyporus thomsonii, Pseudofomes pinicola, Pyrenium ungulatum, Scindalma cinnamomeum, Scindalma marginatum, Scindalma semiovatum, Scindalma thomsonii, Scindalma ungulatum, Trametes marginata, Trametes pinicola, Ungularia parvula, Ungulina marginata, Ungulina pinicola, Ungulina ungulata, Antrodia serpens var. tuber, Boletus fomentarius var. ungulatus, Fomes pinicola var. marginatus, Placodes marginatus var. pinicola, Polyporus marginatus var. pinicola, Fomes marginatus f. paludosus
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