Morphological and Physiological Characteristics of Selected Aphyllophorales at Sg. Rayu, Matang

Fifty six species of Aphyllophorales were collected. The identification of these fungi was done based on their morphological and physiological characteristics. Thirteen genera were classified and the most genus found was Microporus which was thirteen species, followed by nine species of Phellinus, eight species of Amauroderma, seven species of Poly porus, six species of Stereum, four species of Ganoderma, three species of Fomes and one species for each Coltricia, Phaeolus, Ramaria, Hydnum, Trogia and Nigrosporus. Of all of the species collected, seven pure cultures were obtained that were isolates 14 and 34 of Phellinus sp, isolates 15 and 49 of Ganoderma sp, isolate 40 of Fomes sp, and isolates 41 and 50 of Amauroderma sp. There were significant differences, at P