Basidiomycete Fungi (non-gilled).12 Crust Fungi

A group of fungi, usually white or brown, smooth to felt-like or bumpy, adhering to wood like a band-aid, and difficult to remove without a knife. Aleurodiscus, Corticium, Gloeocystidiellum, Hymenochaete, Merulius, Peniophora, Phanerochaete, Phlebia, Phlebiopsis, Punctularia et al.