Laccocephalum basilapidoides | |
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The sporophore and mycelium of Laccocephalum basilapidoides. The stone-like basal portion shows fragments of roots and the vestiges of an ant tunnel. Collected from the south-eastern border of Australia. Normally found in mallee scrub. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Polyporales |
Family: | Polyporaceae |
Genus: | Laccocephalum |
Species: | L. basilapidoides
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Binomial name | |
Laccocephalum basilapidoides | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Polyporus basilapidoides (McAlpine & Tepper) Lloyd (1912) |
Laccocephalum basilapidoides, referred to as the stone-making fungus, is a fungus known only from Australia.