Classification

 

HOW IN THE HECK DO YOU PRONOUNCE THIS?

 

 

 

CLASSIFICATION

 

 

 

 

     DOMAIN- Eukarya

     KINGDOM- Fungi

     PHYLUM- Basidiomycota

     CLASS- Basidiomycete

     ORDER- Polyporaceae

     FAMILY- Ganodermataceae

     GENERA- Ganoderma

     SPECIES- Applanatum

 

 

 

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Domain- Eukarya

 

‘Eu’ means true

‘karya’ means nucleus

Ganoderma applanatum falls under this domain because this fungus has a true nucleus, which consists of a cytoplasm, membrane-bound organelles, and a nucleus containing genetic material.

 

Kingdom- Fungi

 

Artist's Conk is in the kingdom Fungi because it is non-vascular and immotile, reproduces via spores, and forms hyphae as the vegetative state. These are the basic characteristics of fungi.

 

           

Phylum- Basidiomycota

 

‘Basidio’ means small pedestal

‘mycota’ means fungus

Ganoderma applanatum is in this phylum because the sexual spores are born externally on a basidium, which one could refer to as a small pedestal.

 

Class- Basidiomycete

 

‘Basidio’ means small pedestal

‘mycete’ means fungus

This fungus falls under the class basidiomycete because the sexual spores are born externally on a basidium, which one could refer to as a small pedestal.

 

 

 

 

Order- Polyporaceae   

             

“Poly” means many   

“por” means opening   

G. applanatum is classified in the order Polyporaceae because this fungus has many openings on the underside of the fruiting body for spore dispersal.    

 

Family- Ganodermataceae  

 

“Gano” means shiny or lustrous  

“derma” means skin   

Ganoderma applanatum is in the family Ganodermataceae because this fungus has a distinct surface that is usually identified by the brown spores.  

 

 

 

 

 

Genera- Ganoderma

  

“Gano” means shiny or lustrous

“derma” means skin

Ganoderma applanatum falls under the genus Ganoderma because this fungus has a distinct surface that is usually identified from the brown spores.

 

           

 

 

Species- Applanatum   

 

“Ap” means away from   

“plana” means flattened   

G. applanatum is classified under this species because of the flat shelf-like appearance and the protrusion away from the tree.   

 

 

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