Open AccessA NEW RECORD OF THE GENUS CREPIDOTUS (CREPIDOTACEAE, FUNGI) FROM INDIA
Author(s) -
Agretious Thomas K,
Prasanth K.P
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
kongunadu research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2349-2694
DOI - 10.26524/krj180
Subject(s) - basidiocarp , pileus , spore , genus , botany , ovoid , biology , taxonomy (biology) , mushroom , mathematics , geometry
A Crepidotus species, C. cinnabarinus is recorded for the first time from India. This species grow on decaying woody plant materials. It is characterized by small to medium sized, pleurotoid, flabelliform, laterally attached basidiomata with convex to applanate pileus. Spores are generally ovoid to subglobose without a germ- pore.