Scutiger pes-caprae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Albatrellaceae |
| Genus: | Scutiger |
| Species: | S. S. pes-caprae
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| Scutiger Scutiger pes-caprae | |
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Scutiger pes-caprae, commonly known as the goat's foot,[2] is a species of fungus in the family Albatrellaceae.
Taxonomy
[edit]It was first described officially as a species of Polyporus by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1818.[3] In recent decades, it was known most commonly as a species of Albatrellus until molecular research published by Canadian mycologist Serge Audet in 2010 revealed that it was more appropriate in an emended version of the genus Scutiger.[4]
Description
[edit]The brown cap tends toward a convex kidney shape, sometimes lobed. It is 6–15 centimetres (2+1⁄2–6 in) wide, while the stem is 3–7 cm (1+1⁄4–2+3⁄4 in) tall and 1.5–3 cm (1⁄2–1+1⁄4 in) thick. The flesh is 5–20 millimetres (1⁄4–3⁄4 in) thick and whitish. The spore print is white.[5]
Similar species
[edit]Scutiger ellisii, Laeticutis cristata, and Jahnoporus hirtus bear similarities.[5]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is found in western North America, under conifers and on rotting wood, from August to February.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Synonyms: Scutiger pes-caprae (Pers.) Bondartsev & Singer, Annls mycol. 39(1): 47 (1941)". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
- ^ Persoon CH. Traité sur les Champignons Comestibles (in French). Paris: Belin-Leprier. p. 241; plate 3.
- ^ Audet S. (2010). "Essai de découpage systématique du genre Scutiger (Basidiomycota): Albatrellopsis, Albatrellus, Polyporoletus, Scutiger et description de six nouveaux genres" [Essay on systematic cutting of the genus Scutiger (Basidiomycota): Albatrellopsis, Albatrellus, Polyporoletus, Scutiger and description of six new genera] (abstract). Mycotaxon (in French). 111: 431–64. doi:10.5248/111.431.
- ^ a b c Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
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[edit]Scutiger pes-caprae | |
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 | Pores on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or depressed |
 | Hymenium is decurrent |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is edible |
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