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Rhodotus
''Rhodotus'' is a genus in the fungus family Physalacriaceae. There are two species in the genus with the best known, ''Rhodotus palmatus'', called the netted rhodotus, the rosy veincap, or the wrinkled peach. This uncommon species has a Circumboreal Region, circumboreal distribution, and has been collected in eastern North America, northern Africa, Europe, and Asia; declining populations in Europe have led to its appearance in over half of the European fungal Red Lists of threatened species. Typically found growing on the stumps and logs of rotting hardwoods, mature specimens may usually be identified by the pinkish color and the distinctive ridged and veined surface of their rubbery pileus (mycology), caps; variations in the color and quantity of light received during development lead to variations in the size, shape, and cap color of Sporocarp (fungi), fruit bodies. The unique characteristics of ''R. palmatus'' have made it difficult for Taxonomy (biology), taxonomists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Physalacriaceae
The Physalacriaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. Species in the family have a widespread distribution, ranging from the Arctic, ('' Rhizomarasmius''), to the tropics, e.g. '' Gloiocephala'', and from marine sites ('' Mycaureola'') and fresh waters ('' Gloiocephala'') to semiarid forests ('' Xerula''). Description Most species in the Physalacriaceae form fruit bodies with caps and stipes. They have a monomitic hyphal system (wherein only generative hypha are produced), and clamp connections are present in the hyphae. Basidia (spore-bearing cells) are club-shaped with two to four sterigmata. The basidiospores generally have ellipsoidal, spindle-like (fusiform), cylindrical, or tear-drop (lacrimiform) shapes; they are thin-walled, hyaline, and do not react with Melzer's reagent. The family also contains corticioid fungi (in genus '' Cylindrobasidium'') and a secotioid species ('' Guyanagaster necrorhiza''). Taxonomy The family was originally defined by Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
