Panellus
Encyclopedia
Panellus is a genus
of about 55 species of fungi in the Mycenaceae
family.
of Panellus species are small- to medium-sized, and pleurotoid
, meaning they grow on wood, have gills, and usually form semicircular or kidney-shaped caps
that may be either directly attached to the wood, or connected by short stipes
. The stipe is usually connected to the side of the cap, or off-center. The gills on the underside of the cap usually radiate ourward from the attachment point, or may be strongly interveined to form a reticulum
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of about 55 species of fungi in the Mycenaceae
Mycenaceae
The Mycenaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi , the family contains 10 genera and 705 species. This is one of several families that were separated from the Tricholomataceae as a result of phylogenetic analyses...
family.
Description
The fruit bodiesBasidiocarp
In fungi, a basidiocarp, basidiome or basidioma , is the sporocarp of a basidiomycete, the multicellular structure on which the spore-producing hymenium is borne. Basidiocarps are characteristic of the hymenomycetes; rusts and smuts do not produce such structures...
of Panellus species are small- to medium-sized, and pleurotoid
Pleurotoid fungi
Gilled fungi with laterally-attached fruiting bodies are said to be pleurotoid . Pleurotoid fungi are typically wood-decay fungi and are found on dead and dying trees and coarse woody debris...
, meaning they grow on wood, have gills, and usually form semicircular or kidney-shaped caps
Pileus (mycology)
The pileus is the technical name for the cap, or cap-like part, of a basidiocarp or ascocarp that supports a spore-bearing surface, the hymenium. The hymenium may consist of lamellae, tubes, or teeth, on the underside of the pileus...
that may be either directly attached to the wood, or connected by short stipes
Stipe (mycology)
thumb|150px|right|Diagram of a [[basidiomycete]] stipe with an [[annulus |annulus]] and [[volva |volva]]In mycology a stipe refers to the stem or stalk-like feature supporting the cap of a mushroom. Like all tissues of the mushroom other than the hymenium, the stipe is composed of sterile hyphal...
. The stipe is usually connected to the side of the cap, or off-center. The gills on the underside of the cap usually radiate ourward from the attachment point, or may be strongly interveined to form a reticulum
Reticulum
Reticulum is a small, faint constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for a small net, or reticle—a net of crosshairs at the focus of a telescope eyepiece that is used to measure star positions...
.
Species
- Panellus albifavolus
- Panellus alutaceus
- Panellus ambiguus
- Panellus aureofactus
- Panellus bambusarum
- Panellus bambusifavolus
- Panellus belangeri
- Panellus brunneomaculatus
- Panellus crawfordii
- Panellus dichotomus
- Panellus diversipes
- Panellus exiguus
- Panellus fuscatus
- Panellus glutinosus
- Panellus hispidifavolus
- Panellus intermedius
- Panellus ligulatus
- Panellus luminescens
- Panellus magnus
- Panellus megalosporus
- Panellus melleo-ochraceus
- Panellus microsporus
- Panellus minimus
- Panellus mitis
- Panellus niger
- Panellus parvulus
- Panellus pauciporus
- Panellus pendens
- Panellus pusillus
- Panellus pyruliferus
- Panellus ringens
- Panellus serotinus
- Panellus stipticusPanellus stipticusPanellus stipticus, commonly known as the bitter oyster, the astringent panus, the luminescent panellus, or the stiptic fungus, is a species of fungus in the Mycenaceae family, and the type species of the genus Panellus...
- Panellus sublamelliformis
- Panellus sublevatus
- Panellus violaceofulvens