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Tylopilus Rhoadsiae
''Tylopilus rhoadsiae'', commonly known as the pale bitter bolete, is a bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae native to the eastern United States. Taxonomy The species was species description, described in 1940 as ''Gyroporus badiceps'' by William Alphonso Murrill, and later transferred to the genus ''Tylopilus'' by Murrill in 1944. In 1942, Wally Snell moved the species to ''Leucogyroporus'', a genus he created to contain several species from Florida originally placed by Singer in ''Gyroporus''; ''Leucogyroporus'' has since been subsumed into ''Tylopilus''. The mushroom is common name, commonly known as the "pale bitter bolete". Description Basidiocarp, Fruit bodies have pileus (mycology), caps that are convex to flattened, measuring in diameter. They are dry, smooth to slightly hairy, and sometimes shiny. Its color is whitish, sometimes with buff (color), buff, greyish buff, or pinkish shades mixed in. The trama (mycology), flesh is white, lacks any distinct odor, and has a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Alphonso Murrill
William Alphonso Murrill (October 13, 1869 – December 25, 1957) was an American mycologist, known for his contributions to the knowledge of the Agaricales and Polyporaceae. In 1904, he became the assistant Curator at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG). He, along with the NYBG, founded the journal ''Mycologia'' and was its first editor for 16 years. Murrill was known to travel extensively to describe the mycota of Europe and the Americas. He traveled along the East Coast, Pacific Coast, Mexico and the Caribbean. Although Murrill was a very influential person at the NYBG, having worked his way up to become assistant director in 1908, his rather eccentric personality caused problems with his job. He went on annual collecting trips to Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe, and South America, sometimes, without informing any of his colleagues prior. These trips resulted in a cumulative total of 70,000 specimens, 1,400 of which are deposited in the NYBG.William Alphonso Murrill Records. ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |