''Phlebia crassisubiculata'' is a species of
crust fungus that is found in India. It was
described as new to science in 2010. The
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specimen was found growing on the underside of a decaying stump of
gymnospermous wood in the
Dalhousie hills of
Himachal Pradesh. The
specific epithet
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''crassisubiculata'' refers to the "conspicuously thick subiculum" (a tissue layer that supports and attaches the tubes to substrate) that is characteristic of the species.
The
fruit body of ''P. crassisubiculata'' is in the form of a small, thin crust (up to 350
μm
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thick) with a creamy yellow colour on the surface of the woody substrate. The surface texture of these spots, when viewed with a
hand lens, ranges from smooth to minutely hairy–a feature made possible by the
cystidia that project from the
hymenophore. The
spores of ''P. crassisubiculata'' are
ellipsoid
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, thin-walled and smooth, measuring 5.1–6.8 x 2.8–4.5 μm.
References
Fungi described in 2010
Fungi of India
Meruliaceae
Fungus species
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