Phyllotopsis nidulans

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Phyllotopsis nidulans
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Phyllotopsis nidulans
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Phyllotopsidaceae
Genus: Phyllotopsis
Species:
P. nidulans
Binomial name
Phyllotopsis nidulans
(Pers.) Singer (1936)
Synonyms [1]
  • Agaricus nidulansPers. (1798)
  • Dendrosarcus mollis Paulet (1793)
  • Panus foetens Fr. (1838)
  • Agaricus jonquilla Lév. (1855)
  • Pleurotus nidulans(Pers.) P.Kumm. (1871)
  • Crepidotus nidulans(Pers.) Quél. (1875)
  • Claudopus nidulans(Pers.) Peck (1886)
  • Crepidotus jonquilla(Lév.) Quél. (1888)
  • Agaricus odorativus Britzelm. (1893)
  • Dendrosarcus nidulans(Pers.) Kuntze (1898)
  • Pocillaria foetens(Fr.) Kuntze (1898)
  • Panus nidulans(Pers.) Pilát (1930)
Phyllotopsis nidulans
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Gills icon.png Gills on hymenium
Convex cap icon.svg Cap is convex
Bare stipe icon.svgNA cap icon.svg Stipe is bare or lacks a stipe
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Spore print is pink to pinkish-brown
Saprotrophic fungus.svgEcology is saprotrophic
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Phyllotopsis nidulans, commonly known as the mock oyster or the orange oyster, is a species of fungus in the family Phyllotopsidaceae, and the type species of the genus Phyllotopsis . It is widely dispersed in temperate zones of the Northern Hemisphere, where it grows on decaying wood. The fungus fruit body consists of a fan-shaped, light orange fuzzy cap up to 8 cm (3 in) wide that grows singly or in overlapping clusters. On the cap underside are crowded orange gills. Mock oyster mushrooms have a strong, unpleasant odor, and are regarded as inedible though nonpoisonous. [2] [3]

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Taxonomy

The mock oyster was first described scientifically in 1798 by Christian Hendrik Persoon as Agaricus nidulans. The specific epithet nidulans means "partly encased or lying in a cavity". [4] It is commonly known as "nestcap". [5]

Description

The flesh has a sulphurous odor similar to rotten cabbage [4] or rotten eggs. [6] Although it is not known to be poisonous, [6] its disagreeable odor [7] would deter most from eating the mushrooms.

The caps are 2–10 cm (0.79–3.94 in) wide. The stems are either very short or nonexistent. [7]

The spore print is pink. The smooth, sausage-shaped to cylindrical spores measure 5–7  μm long by 2–3 μm wide. Clamp connections are present in the hyphae. [8]

Similar species

Phyllotopsis subnidulans, found in the eastern US, is similar in appearance to P. nidulans. The former species can be distinguished by a deeper orange color, thinner gills with wider inter-gill spacing, and curved to sausage-shaped spores. [5] Other similar species include Lentinellus ursinusus, Crepidotus mollis , Panus rudis, Panus conchatus , and Pleurotus ostreatus . [7]

Habitat and distribution

Fruit bodies grow singly or in overlapping clusters on dead wood. Phyllotopsis nidulans is widely distributed in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Its range extends north to Alaska, [6] and includes Costa Rica, where it has been recorded in the Talamanca mountains and on the Poas Volcano. [8] In Asia, it has been recorded in Korea. [9]

Chemistry

The predominant pigments in the fruit bodies include beta-carotene (58%), alpha-carotene (29%), echinenone (8%), and astaxanthin (4%). [10] P. nidulans also produces a unique amino acid, 3-(3-carboxyfuran-4-yl) l-alanine [11]

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