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What are your thoughts on the theory of there being two sub-types of M giganteus?

 

I am constantly amazed at the variation we see in the morphological appearance of fungal species.

 

An interesting example is Laetiporus

Here in the UK it's listed as one species (L. sulphureus) but it has at least six species in the US.

How many forms of this do we see out there here, on the same host let alone the variety on different hosts.

 

Laetiporus cincinnatus, the white-pored chicken of the woods, Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month for July 2001

 

I'm aware of some work going on that's looking at this here in the UK.

 

 

As for Mr Forbes-Lairds monograph, I have no reason to doubt his theory and have it in mind often when making decisions on a number of hosts with Meripilus that I've been watching/managing with the association for many years now.

 

http://www.flac.uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Monograph-on-Meripilus-giganteus.pdf

 

Disappointingly, there appears to be no scientific research being carried out since/currently (that I'm aware of) to prove the hypothesis one way or the other.

 

It's a shame that the 'National Meripilus Network' died on its feet before it really got going.

 

 

 

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I am constantly amazed at the variation we see in the morphological appearance of fungal species.

 

An interesting example is Laetiporus

Here in the UK it's listed as one species (L. sulphureus) but it has at least six species in the US.

How many forms of this do we see out there here, on the same host let alone the variety on different hosts.

 

Laetiporus cincinnatus, the white-pored chicken of the woods, Tom Volk's Fungus of the Month for July 2001

 

I'm aware of some work going on that's looking at this here in the UK.

 

 

As for Mr Forbes-Lairds monograph, I have no reason to doubt his theory and have it in mind often when making decisions on a number of hosts with Meripilus that I've been watching/managing with the association for many years now.

 

http://www.flac.uk.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Monograph-on-Meripilus-giganteus.pdf

 

Disappointingly, there appears to be no scientific research being carried out since/currently (that I'm aware of) to prove the hypothesis one way or the other.

 

It's a shame that the 'National Meripilus Network' died on its feet before it really got going.

 

 

 

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