Biology:Crepidotus albescens

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Crepidotus albescens
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Crepidotus albescens
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Crepidotaceae
Genus: Crepidotus
Species:
C. albescens
Binomial name
Crepidotus albescens
(Murrill) Redhead[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Pleurotus albescens (Murrill)[3]
  • Geopetalum albescens[4]

Crepidotus albescens is a species of saprophytic fungus in the family Crepidotaceae with a stipeless sessile cap.[5]

Description

Crepidotus albescens is distinguished by its remarkably elongate cheilocystidia which is subcylindric to more or less narrowly flask shaped (lageniform). The pileipellis is made up of filamentous, undifferentiated terminal elements.[6]

References

  1. Redhead, S.A. (2008). "Mycological observations, 4-12: on Kuehneromyces, Stropharia, Marasmius, Mycena, Geopetalum, Omphalopsis, Phaeomarasmius, Naucoria and Prunulus.". Sydowia (37): 246–270. 
  2. "Index Fungorum - Species Record- Crepidotus albescens (Murrill) Redhead". http://www.indexfungorum.org/names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=114934. 
  3. Murrill, Mycologia 8 (4): 218 (1916) [MB#229550]
  4. Murrill, N. Amer. Fl. (New York) 9(5): 299 (1916)
  5. Template:CatalogueofLife species
  6. Montoya, Leticia; Mata, Milagro (2008). "New species and records of Crepidotus from Costa Rica and Mexico". Fungal Diversity (32). https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Crepidotus-albescens-a-Pileus-and-hymenophore-in-tangential-section-showing-the_fig11_242174397. Retrieved 2022-06-21. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5649143 entry