Antrodiella citrea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Polyporales |
Family: | Steccherinaceae |
Genus: | Antrodiella |
Species: | A. citrea
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Binomial name | |
Antrodiella citrea | |
Synonyms [4] | |
Antrodiella citrea is a bracket fungus native to Australia, and New Zealand. [5]
It was originally described as Polyporus citreus by English botanist Miles Joseph Berkeley in 1872, [6] and has undergone several name changes before being placed in the genus Antrodiella by Leif Ryvarden in 1984. [7]
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 by 4.5 μm. [8]