Phellinus arctostaphyli (Long) Niemela, P. igniarius
(L. ex Fr.) Quel., and P. tremulae (Bond.) Bond. et Boriss.,
heartrotting hymenomycetes in the family Hymenochaetaceae
(Aphyllophorales), all conform to a multi-allelic heterothallic
mating system. Both compatible and incompatible
reactions result from pairings of homokaryons from the same
basidiocarp. Homokaryons isolated from different...