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Mycorrhaphium Citrinum
''Mycorrhaphium citrinum'' is a species of tooth fungus in the family Steccherinaceae that is found in Africa. It was described as a new species in 1989 by Norwegian mycologist Leif Ryvarden. The type collection was made in Chati, a region in the Copperbelt Province in Zambia, where it was found growing in leaf litter. Description The fruit body of the fungus has a circular to fan-shaped of semicircular cap measuring in diameter. Its colour ranges from "citric yellow" (a feature for which it is named) to pale yellowish brown. The underside of the cap features pale yellow, densely crowded spines measuring 1–3 millimetre long. The spores, which measure 3–3.5 by 2–2.5 µm, have a shaped described as somewhat cylindrical to oblong-ellipsoid. They are smooth, translucent, nonamyloid, and contain a small oil drop. Like other ''Mycorrhaphium'' species, the dimitic portion of the hypha A hypha (; ) is a long, branching, filamentous structure of a fungus, oomycet ... [...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] |
