Cudoniella_clavus

<i>Cudoniella clavus</i>

Cudoniella clavus

Species of fungus

Cudoniella clavus is a species of fungus in the family Helotiaceae. It was first described in 1805 by Johannes Baptista von Albertini and Lewis David de Schweinitz as Peziza clavus. British mycologist R. W. G. Dennis transferred it to Cudoniella in 1964.[2] Fruit bodies of the jelly-like fungus consist of a disc-like cap measuring 0.4–1.2 cm (1⁄8–1⁄2 in) with a thin stipe. They are usually cream in colour, sometimes with hints of ochre or violet.[3] They grow on rotting twigs, stems, leaves, and cones that are submerged in water. Cudoniella clavus is a widespread and common species.[4] It is inedible.[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Cudoniella clavus (Alb. & Schwein.) Dennis". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  2. [2]
    Dennis RWG (1964). "Remarks on the genus Hymenoscyphus S.F.Gray, with observations on sundry species referred by Saccardo and others to the genera Helotium, Pezizella or Phialea". Persoonia. 3 (1): 29–80 (see p. 73).
  3. [3]
    Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
  4. [4]
    Beug MW, Bessette AE, Bessette AR (2014). Ascomycete Fungi of North America: A Mushroom Reference Guide. Texas: University of Texas Press. p. 671. ISBN 978-0-292-75452-2.
  5. [5]
    Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 376. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.


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