Sarcomyxa edulis

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Sarcomyxa edulis
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Sarcomyxa edulis in Japan
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Sarcomyxaceae
Genus: Sarcomyxa
Species:
S. edulis
Binomial name
Sarcomyxa edulis
(Y.C. Dai, Niemelä & G.F. Qin) T. Saito, Tonouchi & T. Harada (2014)
Synonyms
  • Panellus edulis Y.C. Dai, Niemelä & G.F. Qin (2003)

Sarcomyxa edulis is a species of fungus in the family Sarcomyxaceae. [1]

The fruit bodies grow as ochraceous to ochraceous-brown, overlapping fan- or oyster-shaped caps on the wood of deciduous trees. The gills on the underside are closely spaced, ochraceous, and have an adnate attachment to the stipe. Spores are smooth, amyloid, and measure 4.5–6 by 1–2  μm. [2] The species was previously confused with the greenish-capped S. serotina , which is bitter-tasting. [2]

Sarcomyxa edulis is known to occur in China, Japan, and the Russian Far East. [2] It can be found in provinces of Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Shanxi, Guangxi, northern Shaanxi, Sichuan. [3] According to one source, "it grows on the fallen woods of broad-leaved trees in remote mountains and old forests, but not all broad-leaved trees are suitable for its growth, and the rotten basswood is very easy to grow S. edulis". [4]

Sarcomyxa edulis is mild-tasting and edible. [2] In China, where it is known as “元蘑/yuanmo,” “黄蘑/huangmo,” or “冻蘑/dongmo”, [5] it is considered a nutritious delicacy, and is mass-cultivated. In Japan, where it is called mukitake, it is considered "one of the most delicious edible mushrooms" and a system has recently been developed to cultivate the mushroom in plastic greenhouses. [6]

References

  1. "Sarcomyxa edulis (Y.C. Dai, Niemelä & G.F. Qin) T. Saito, Tonouchi & T. Harada". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Dai Y, Niemelä T, Qin G (2003). "Changbai wood-rotting fungi 14. A new pleurotoid species Panellus edulis". Annales Botanici Fennici. 40 (2): 107–112.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. 张研 (2006). "元磨高产栽培技术" (in Chinese). 《农村新技术》. doi:10.3969/j.issn.1674-0432.2004.08.040 . Retrieved 2023-01-13.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. 刘玉波 (2020-12-21). "椴树:名蜜之源 与佛结缘" (in Chinese). www.forestry.gov.cn. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
  5. Tian F, Li C, Li Y (2021). "Genomic analysis of Sarcomyxa edulis reveals the basis of its medicinal properties and evolutionary relationships". Front. Microbiol. 12: 652324. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.652324 . PMC   8281127 . PMID   34276589.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. Inoue N, Inafuku M, Shirouchi B, Nagao K, Yanagita T (2013). "Effect of Mukitake mushroom (Panellus serotinus) on the pathogenesis of lipid abnormalities in obese, diabetic ob/ob mice". Lipids in Health and Disease. 12: 18. doi: 10.1186/1476-511X-12-18 . PMC   3598246 . PMID   23406154. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg