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Crepidotus albescens
Crepidotus albescens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Crepidotaceae
Genus:	Crepidotus
Species:	C. albescens
Binomial name
Crepidotus albescens (Murrill) Redhead
Synonyms
Pleurotus albescens (Murrill) Geopetalum albescens

Crepidotus albescens is a species of saprophytic fungus in the family Crepidotaceae with a stipeless sessile cap.

Description

Crepidotus albescens is distinguished by its remarkably elongate cheilocystidia which is subcylindric to more or less narrowly flask shaped (lageniform). The pileipellis is made up of filamentous, undifferentiated terminal elements.

References

1. Redhead, S.A. (2008). "Mycological observations, 4-12: on Kuehneromyces, Stropharia, Marasmius, Mycena, Geopetalum, Omphalopsis, Phaeomarasmius, Naucoria and Prunulus". Sydowia (37): 246–270.
2. "Index Fungorum - Species Record- Crepidotus albescens (Murrill) Redhead". Index fungorum. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
3. Murrill, Mycologia 8 (4): 218 (1916)
4. Murrill, N. Amer. Fl. (New York) 9(5): 299 (1916)
5. "Crepidotus albescens". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
6. ^ Montoya, Leticia; Mata, Milagro (2008). "New species and records of Crepidotus from Costa Rica and Mexico". Fungal Diversity (32). Retrieved 2022-06-21.

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