Species
Pirex concentricus
Pirex concentricus. Photo: (c) Alan Rockefeller, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Pirex is a fungal genus in the family Meruliaceae. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single crust fungus Pirex concentricus. It is found in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, where it causes a white rot in woody hardwood and conifer debris generated by timber harvesting.
Sightings
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