Peniophorella echinocystis
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Peniophorella echinocystis is a mushroom species from the family of the butterfly relatives (Meruliaceae). It forms carpet-like, membranous fruiting bodies of a whitish color and grows on dead wood of deciduous trees . The species is widespread in large parts of Europe , but is considered rare.
features
Macroscopic features
Peniophorella echinocystis has the resupinate, membranous-waxy fruiting bodies with small, protruding teeth or warts, typical of the genus Peniophorella . They are yellow-white to cream-colored, the 1–2 mm long teeth, however, are brownish. The hymenium is smooth apart from the teeth and does not show any pores or protruding cystids under a magnifying glass , which distinguishes it from bark fungi ( Hyphoderma spp.).
Microscopic features
Like Peniophorella species, the hyphae structure of Peniophorella echinocystis is monomitic, i.e. it only has generative hyphae . The 3–4 µm wide hyphae are hyaline , thin-walled and heavily branched, the septa always have buckles . The cystids are cylindrical and blunt. At 30–50 × 6–8 µm, they do not protrude from the fruit layer. The basidia of the species are club-shaped, have four sterigmata and measure 25–30 × 5–7 µm. They have a buckle at the base . Their spores are sausage-shaped, hyaline and thin-walled. They measure 9–12 × 2.5–3 µm and are not amyloid .
distribution
The known distribution of the species covers large parts of Europe , but it is considered rare or not very common everywhere.
ecology
Peniophorella echinocystis grows on rotten, mostly debarked and fallen dead wood from deciduous trees . It prefers moist, deciduous forests as a habitat.
literature
- Annarosa Bernicchia, SP Gorjón: Fungi Europaei. Volume 12: Corticiaceae sl Edizioni Candusso, Alassio 2010. ISBN 978-88-901057-9-1 .
- John Eriksson, Leif Ryvarden: The Corticiaceae of North Europe. Volume 3: Coronicium - Hyphoderma Fungiflora, Oslo 1975.