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Fomitopsis pinicola, is a stem decay fungus. Its conk (fruit body) is known as the red belt conk. The species is common throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere. It is a decay fungus that serves as a small-scale disturbance agent in coastal rainforest ecosystems. It influences stand structure and succession in temperate rainforests. It performs essential nutrient cycling functions in forests.

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1. (c) Valeriya Ovchinnikova, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Valeriya Ovchinnikova
2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fomitopsis_pinicola

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• BioDiversity4All taxon page
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