Peniophora albobadia
| Peniophora albobadia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Peniophoraceae |
| Genus: | Peniophora |
| Species: | P. albobadia |
| Binomial name | |
| Peniophora albobadia (Schwein.) Boidin (1961) | |
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Peniophora albobadia is a species of crust fungus in the family Peniophoraceae.
Taxonomy
First described scientifically by Lewis David de Schweinitz in 1822,[2] it was transferred to the genus Peniophora by Jacques Boidin in 1961.[3] It is commonly found in the United States.[4][5]
Etymology
The species epithet is derived from albo-, white, and badi- meaning reddish-brown, the epithet accurately describing the vivid contrast between the fertile area and the margin.[6]
The common name, giraffe spots, was coined by a member of the New York Mycological Society, based on specimens found during surveys of the boroughs of New York City.[6]
Description
The fruiting body is 1–12 centimetres (1⁄2–4+1⁄2 in) across, with brown zones in the center and a fuzzy white margin.[7]
Similar species
A similar-looking species Duportella malenconii has brown caps that peel away. There are few other lookalikes in North America.[7]
Ecology
It is a saprobic fungus, forming spreading crusts on the bark of decaying twigs and fallen branches of many hardwood species.
References
- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Peniophora albobadia (Schwein.) Boidin". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ von Schweinitz LD. "Synopsis fungorum Carolinae superioris". Schriften der Berlinische Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde (in Latin). 1: 20–131 (see p. 108).
- ^ Boidin J. (1961). "Hétérobasidiomycètes saprophytes et Homobasidiomycètes résupinés: VIII. – Peniophora Cke á dendrophyses (Deuxième contribution)". Revue de Mycologie (in French). 26: 153–72.
- ^ "MyCoPortal Collection Search Parameters". www.mycoportal.org. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Giraffe Spots (Peniophora albobadia)". iNaturalist.org. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- ^ a b "Peniophora albobadia". www.messiah.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
- ^ a b Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.