Pink bracket fungi

Spotted these on a drain cover. Lovely pink colour. I'm bad with fungi ID. Anyone has a clue?

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Looks like some kind of bracket fungi, but hard to tell which. Posted 8 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  My guess would be Microporus affinis Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    I agree, you should probably add the ID as this user doesn't appear to be active. What an odd place to find such a gorgeous fungus. Posted 5 years ago

Azura Ahmad

Snow Leopard

Thanks for the ID. I have been inundated with work, hence non-active in JD... Posted 5 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for responding. Note that they will not see your comment if you post below them, please use the "reply" link. Posted 5 years ago
2. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  You are very welcome! And welcome back, Azura! We hope to see more of you in the future! Posted 5 years ago

The Microporus affinis

''Microporus affinis'' is a fungus species in the family Polyporaceae. It was first described in 1826 as a species of ''Polyporus'' by German botanists Carl Ludwig Blume and Theodor Nees. Otto Kuntze transferred it to ''Microporus'' in 1898. It is a widespread polypore that is common in tropical and subtropical regions of both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

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Similar species: Polyporales

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling

By Azura Ahmad

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