Peniophora albobadia

Peniophora albobadia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Russulales
Family:	Peniophoraceae
Genus:	Peniophora
Species:	P. albobadia
Binomial name
	Peniophora albobadia; (Schwein.) Boidin (1961)
Synonyms
	Thelephora albobadia Schwein. (1822); Stereum albobadium (Schwein.) Fr. (1838); Thelephora albomarginata Schwein. (1847); Hymenochaete paupercula Berk. & M.A.Curtis (1868); Stereum coffearum Berk. & M.A.Curtis (1868); Stereum bizonatum Berk. & M.A.Curtis (1873); Corticium rosellum Speg. (1880); Peniophora paupercula (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Cooke (1880); Peniophora albomarginata (Schwein.) Massee (1889); Corticium pauperculum (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Berk. & M.A.Curtis (1890); Terana rosella (Speg.) Kuntze (1891); Lloydella albobadia (Schwein.) Höhn. & Litsch. (1907); Lloydella coffearum (Berk. & M.A.Curtis) Höhn. & Litsch. (1907); Stereum heterosporum Burt (1920); Lopharia heterospora (Burt) D.A.Reid (1969); Peniophora heterospora (Burt) Boidin & Lanq. (1974); Dendrophora albobadia (Schwein.) Chamuris (1987);

Peniophora albobadia is a species of crust fungus in the family Peniophoraceae.

Taxonomy

First described scientifically by Lewis David de Schweinitz in 1822,^[2] it was transferred to the genus Peniophora by Jacques Boidin in 1961.^[3] It is commonly found in the United States.^[4]^[5]

Etymology

The species epithet is derived from albo-, white, and badi- meaning reddish-brown, the epithet accurately describing the vivid contrast between the fertile area and the margin.^[6]

The common name, giraffe spots, was coined by a member of the New York Mycological Society, based on specimens found during surveys of the boroughs of New York City.^[6]

Description

The fruiting body is 1–12 centimetres (1⁄2–4+1⁄2 in) across, with brown zones in the center and a fuzzy white margin.^[7]

Similar species

A similar-looking species Duportella malenconii has brown caps that peel away. There are few other lookalikes in North America.^[7]

Ecology

It is a saprobic fungus, forming spreading crusts on the bark of decaying twigs and fallen branches of many hardwood species.

References

^ "GSD Species Synonymy: Peniophora albobadia (Schwein.) Boidin". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
^ von Schweinitz LD. "Synopsis fungorum Carolinae superioris". Schriften der Berlinische Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde (in Latin). 1: 20–131 (see p. 108).
^ Boidin J. (1961). "Hétérobasidiomycètes saprophytes et Homobasidiomycètes résupinés: VIII. – Peniophora Cke á dendrophyses (Deuxième contribution)". Revue de Mycologie (in French). 26: 153–72.
^ "MyCoPortal Collection Search Parameters". www.mycoportal.org. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
^ "Giraffe Spots (Peniophora albobadia)". iNaturalist.org. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
^ ^a ^b "Peniophora albobadia". www.messiah.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
^ ^a ^b Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.

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[urlFungorum_synonymy:_Peniophora_albobadia-1] "GSD Species Synonymy: Peniophora albobadia (Schwein.) Boidin". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-02-18.

[Schweinitz_1822-2] von Schweinitz LD. "Synopsis fungorum Carolinae superioris". Schriften der Berlinische Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde (in Latin). 1: 20–131 (see p. 108).

[Boidin_1961-3] Boidin J. (1961). "Hétérobasidiomycètes saprophytes et Homobasidiomycètes résupinés: VIII. – Peniophora Cke á dendrophyses (Deuxième contribution)". Revue de Mycologie (in French). 26: 153–72.

[mycoportal-4] "MyCoPortal Collection Search Parameters". www.mycoportal.org. Retrieved 7 September 2024.

[inat-5] "Giraffe Spots (Peniophora albobadia)". iNaturalist.org. Retrieved 2019-04-18.

[messiah-6] "Peniophora albobadia". www.messiah.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-24.

[aud-7] Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.

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