Datronia scutellata

Datronia scutellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Basidiomycetes
Subclass:	Agaricomycetidae
Order:	Polyporales
Family:	Polyporaceae
Genus:	Datronia
Species:	D. scutellata
Binomial name
Datronia scutellata (Schwein.) Gilb. & Ryvarden, (1985)
Synonyms
Polyporus scutellatus Fomes scutellatus Fomitopsis scutellata

Datronia scutellata is a plant pathogen that causes wood rot on Liquidambar (sweetgum) and Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore) trees.

External links

• Index Fungorum
• USDA ARS Fungal Database