Radulodon copelandii
Radulodon copelandii is known as Asian Beauty due to its recent arrival in the US typically found on logs and decaying wood.[1] It was first found by J. Ginns and Lawrence Millman in Massachusetts in 2011.[2] It is a toothed crust fungus identified by white flattened teeth.[3] The basidia are located at the tip of each tooth[4]
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| Species: | R. copelandii |
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| Radulodon copelandii (Pat.) N. Maek. | |
References
- Ginns, J., Millman, Lawrence (2011). "Mysterious Asian Beauty Conquers Eastern Massachusetts" (PDF). Fungi Mag. 4:3: 61–63.
- Emberger, Gary (2008). "Radulodon copelandii". Messiah College. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- Roehl, Thomas (February 22, 2019). "Radulodon copelandii, The Asian Beauty". Fungus Fact Friday. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- Malloch, David (2019). "Tooth Fungi". New Brunswick Museum.
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