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Amylofungus corrosus

Amylofungus corrosus (G. Cunn.) Sheng H. Wu 1996, in Wu, Mycologia, 886-890 (1995).

Diagnosis: Basidiomata resupinate, effuse, ceraceous, 40-120 µm thick. Hymenial surface yellow, smooth. Monomitic. Subiculum thin, with compact texture, hyphae colorless, 1.5-3 µm, thin-walled. Subhymenium thickening. Gloeocystidia irregularly cylindrical or cla? vate, sometimes long-acuminate toward apices, 20-60 x 6-12 µm, thin-walled, amyloid, SA+. Basidia utriform, 33-43 x 5-7 µm, four-sterigmate, amyloid. Basidiospores globose to subglobose, smooth, thin-walled, 5.5-6.5(-7) x 4.5-5.5 µm, amyloid.

Index Fungorum Number: IF434445

 

Figures. 1-4. Amylofungus corrosus (holotype). 1. Subicular hyphae. 2. Gloeocystidia. 3. Basidia. 4. Basidiospores. Scale bar 10 µm.

Reference:

Wu, S. H. (1995). Two new genera of corticioid basidiomycetes with gloeocystidia and amyloid basidiospores. Mycologia, 886-890.

 

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Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI)

project entitled:

"Macrofungi diversity research from the Lancang-Mekong Watershed and surrounding areas"

(Grant No. DBG6280009)

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