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Elaphomyces Leveillei
''Elaphomyces'' (‘deer truffles’) is a genus of hypogeous fungi in the family Elaphomycetaceae. The widespread genus contains 25 truffle-like species. ''Elaphomyces'' is one of the most important ectomycorrhizal fungal genera in temperate and subarctic forest ecosystems. ''E. asperulus'', ''E. granulatus'', and ''E. muricatus'' were found to accumulate arsenic (12–660 mg/kg in dry mass); the composition of organoarsenicals is very unusual, with methylarsonic acid and trimethylarsine oxide as major As compounds. Species *'' Elaphomyces aculeatus'' *''Elaphomyces anthracinus'' *'' Elaphomyces citrinus'' *'' Elaphomyces compleximurus'' *'' Elaphomyces cyanosporus'' *'' Elaphomyces digitatus'' *'' Elaphomyces granulatus'', known as deer balls, hart's balls, hart's truffles, or lycoperdon nuts (''cf. Lycoperdon'')''Oxford English Dictionary'', ''s.v.'' deer, hart, lycoperdon *'' Elaphomyces japonicus'' *'' Elaphomyces leucosporus'' *'' Elaphomyces leveillei'' *''Elaphomyces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from the other eukaryotic kingdoms, which by one traditional classification include Plantae, Animalia, Protozoa, and Chromista. A characteristic that places fungi in a different kingdom from plants, bacteria, and some protists is chitin in their cell walls. Fungi, like animals, are heterotrophs; they acquire their food by absorbing dissolved molecules, typically by secreting digestive enzymes into their environment. Fungi do not photosynthesize. Growth is their means of mobility, except for spores (a few of which are flagellated), which may travel through the air or water. Fungi are the principal decomposers in ecological systems. These and other differences place fungi in a single group of related organisms, named the ''Eumycota'' (''t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
