Antrodiella citrea
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Antrodiella citrea is a bracket fungus
native to Australia, and New Zealand.
It was originally described as Polyporus citreus by English botanist Miles Joseph Berkeley
in 1872, and has undergone several name changes before being placed in the genus Antrodiella
by Leif Ryvarden
in 1984.
Up to 2 cm (0.8 in) in diameter, the soft fruiting bodies are found on the underside of dead tree branches, particularly of Eucalyptus
trees; they have the texture of chamois. The pored spore-bearing surface is white, while the upper surface is bright yellow. The spore print
is white, and the smooth oval spores are around 2.5 x 4.5 μm
.
Bracket fungus
Bracket fungi, or shelf fungi, among many groups of the fungi in the phylum Basidiomycota. Characteristically, they produce shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting bodies called conks that lie in a close planar grouping of separate or interconnected horizontal rows...
native to Australia, and New Zealand.
It was originally described as Polyporus citreus by English botanist Miles Joseph Berkeley
Miles Joseph Berkeley
Miles Joseph Berkeley was an English cryptogamist and clergyman, and one of the founders of the science of plant pathology....
in 1872, and has undergone several name changes before being placed in the genus Antrodiella
Antrodiella
Antrodiella is a genus of fungi in the Phanerochaetaceae family. The genus contains about 50 species.-Species:*Antrodiella canadensis*Antrodiella cinnamomea*Antrodiella citrea*Antrodiella ellipsospora*Antrodiella faginea...
by Leif Ryvarden
Leif Ryvarden
-Academic career:He was born in Bergen as a son of Einar Norberg Johansen and Hjørdis Randulff . he changed his last name from Johansen to Ryvarden in 1956. In 1961 he married teacher Ingbjørg Alise Eia Barstad....
in 1984.
Up to 2 cm (0.8 in) in diameter, the soft fruiting bodies are found on the underside of dead tree branches, particularly of Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia...
trees; they have the texture of chamois. The pored spore-bearing surface is white, while the upper surface is bright yellow. The spore print
Spore print
thumb|300px|right|Making a spore print of the mushroom Volvariella volvacea shown in composite: mushroom cap laid on white and dark paper; cap removed after 24 hours showing pinkish-tan spore print...
is white, and the smooth oval spores are around 2.5 x 4.5 μm
Micrometre
A micrometer , is by definition 1×10-6 of a meter .In plain English, it means one-millionth of a meter . Its unit symbol in the International System of Units is μm...
.