''Cerocorticium'' is a
genus of seven species of
crust fungi in the family
Meruliaceae
The Meruliaceae are a family of fungi in the order Polyporales. According to a 2008 estimate, the family contains 47 genera and 420 species. , Index Fungorum accepts 645 species in the family.
Taxonomy
The family was formally circumscribed by E ...
.
Taxonomy
The genus was
circumscribed
In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius.
Not every polyg ...
by German mycologist
Paul Christoph Hennings
Paul Christoph Hennings (November 27, 1841 – October 14, 1908) was a German mycologist and herbarium curator. He discovered the study of cryptogams and mushrooms as a volunteer at the botanical garden. Although circumstances initially prevent ...
in 1900, as a member of the family
Thelephoraceae
The Thelephoraceae are a family of fungi in the order Thelephorales. This grouping of mushrooms is commonly known as the "leathery earthfans".
Genera
The family includes the following eight genera:
* '' Amaurodon''
* '' Hypochnus''
* '' Lenzit ...
. Hennings included two species, ''C. tjibodense'', and the
type
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* Ty ...
, ''C. bogoriense'', both collected on
Java.
Later analysis of the
type
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specimens showed that these two fungi were in fact the same species,
today known as ''
C. molle''.
Description
The
fruit bodies
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of ''Cerocorticium'' fungi are crust-like, and spread out on the
substrate
Substrate may refer to:
Physical layers
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** Substrate (locomotion), the surface over which an organism lo ...
with a waxy texture. The
spore-bearing surface is roughly even and light coloured. The
hypha
A hypha (; ) is a long, branching, filamentous structure of a fungus, oomycete, or actinobacterium. In most fungi, hyphae are the main mode of vegetative growth, and are collectively called a mycelium.
Structure
A hypha consists of one or ...
l system is monomitic, with
translucent generative hyphae that have
clamp connections. The
basidia are relatively large and club-shaped, with a clamp at the base.
Spores are smooth, translucent, and have a large
apiculus.
Species
,
Index Fungorum accepts seven species of ''Cerocorticium'':
*''Cerocorticium calongei''
Tellería (1985)
*''Cerocorticium canariense''
Manjón & G.Moreno (1982)
*''
Cerocorticium molle''
(Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Jülich (1975)
*''Cerocorticium pseudomucidum''
(Petch) Jülich (1982)
*''Cerocorticium roseolum''
(Parmasto) Jülich & Stalpers (1980)
*''Cerocorticium submolare''
(Parmasto) Jülich & Stalpers (1980)
*''Cerocorticium sulfureoisabellinum''
(Litsch.) Jülich & Stalpers (1980)
References
Meruliaceae
Polyporales genera
Taxa described in 1900
Taxa named by Paul Christoph Hennings
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